Conflicts and logging in Congo’s rainforests – the case of Danzer | Greenpeace International
"In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) violence associated with logging companies is not uncommon, but evidence and testimonies collected by Greenpeace show that the Yalisika community of Bosanga was punished with exceptional violence on May 2, 2011.
In the early morning around sixty military and police arrived in the village and began beating people - including an elderly man – leaving two in serious condition. One man, Frédéric Moloma Tuka, later died. They raped several women and girls, and made attempts to rape others. One house was burned completely to the ground and other homes were entered so that the military and police could remove all of the belongings and throw them into the street. A dump truck then ran over some of their belongings. The driver of the dump truck was an employee of Danzer Group – a German-owned, Swiss-based timber company. Danzer is a manufacturer of decorative hardwood veneer, and a major producer and trader of hardwood timber." more...
"In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) violence associated with logging companies is not uncommon, but evidence and testimonies collected by Greenpeace show that the Yalisika community of Bosanga was punished with exceptional violence on May 2, 2011.
In the early morning around sixty military and police arrived in the village and began beating people - including an elderly man – leaving two in serious condition. One man, Frédéric Moloma Tuka, later died. They raped several women and girls, and made attempts to rape others. One house was burned completely to the ground and other homes were entered so that the military and police could remove all of the belongings and throw them into the street. A dump truck then ran over some of their belongings. The driver of the dump truck was an employee of Danzer Group – a German-owned, Swiss-based timber company. Danzer is a manufacturer of decorative hardwood veneer, and a major producer and trader of hardwood timber." more...
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