Indonesian Indigenous People Losing Their Forests: Human Rights Watch

Lack of Government Oversight, Corporate Accountability Affects Culture, Livelihoods

According to Human Rights Watch The Indonesian government is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples who have lost their traditional forests and livelihoods to oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan and Jambi provinces.

Human Rights Watch examines how a patchwork of weak laws, exacerbated by poor government oversight, and the failure of oil palm plantation companies to fulfill their human rights responsibilities have adversely affected Indigenous peoples’ rights to their forests, livelihood, food, water, and culture in Bengkayang regency, West Kalimantan, and Sarolangun regency, Jambi. The video highlights the distinct challenges Indigenous people, particularly women, face as a result~© 2019 Human Rights Watch