A rights watchdog is accusing the World Bank of enabling the Tanzanian government’s violent expansion of a national park through financing from the global lender.
The World Bank has failed to hold Tanzanian authorities accountable for serious rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and sexual assaults, relating to the expansion of Ruaha National Park in the south of the East African country, according to a new report by the Oakland Institute.
Evictions are imminent, says the report released Thursday. Affected communities include members of the Maasai, Datoga and Sangu pastoralist peoples. In response to emailed questions from The Associated Press, the World Bank said that it “has zero tolerance for violence in the projects it finances,” adding that a panel of inspectors is reviewing a complaint related to REGROW “to determine whether a compliance audit into the concerns raised is warranted.”
Tanzania relies heavily on tourism revenue to finance its budget, and the country has long been trying to develop its expansive national parks in a bid to attract more visitors. “The dire situation in the south of the country has gone unreported — despite a very similar process of dispossession and human rights abuses and the same desire to boost tourism revenue.”
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