african commission on human and peoples rights c republique du kenya requete n 0062012 2017 afchpr 2 26 mai 2017
The Court found that the Ogiek are an indigenous population entitled to special protection. Kenya violated their rights under Articles 1, 2, 8, 14, 17(2) and (3), 21, and 22 of the African Charter by failing to recognize their status, forcibly evicting them from ancestral lands without consultation or compensation, denying them access to cultural and religious sites, and excluding them from development processes. The Court held that these actions were not justified by public interest or environmental protection and ordered Kenya to take remedial measures.
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- Indigenous rights
- Right to property
- Non-discrimination
- Cultural rights
- Right to development
- Religious freedom