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17 Apr 2016

Zimbabwe: Few remedies available for those displaced for agricultural project - shows difficulty of holding local & emerging market companies accountable, says human rights expert

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A report by researcher Michael Hobbes in Foreign Policy and accompanying video alleged land grabs, displacement, and use of force against villagers, in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe.  The report primarily reflected on the unavailability of remedies for affected people in this case, where the main investor in the project is a Zimbabwean company, Green Fuel, and similar cases.  The author contrasted this situation with mechanisms that victims of alleged abuse can use to influence foreign investors, or companies with a large international clientele, in other cases.  

Green Fuel requested that we take down links to the report and video, after raising concerns about their accuracy.  Pursuant to our policy in such cases, we have done so as an interim measure, pending further inquiry with the author and the company.