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Country: China
City / Location: Sulawesi, Indonesia
Period / Date: 2000s - Ongoing
Subject: Information received concerning the alleged violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and farming communities by palm oil companies resulting in land grabbing and/or restricted or denied access to their cultivated lands, lands for cultivation and ancestral Indigenous lands. The company Astra Agro Lestari and its subsidiaries allegedly operate without necessary permits on Indigenous ancestral lands and farmer communities’ land, without the free prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and without meaningfully consulting with farmer communities. Astra Agro Lestari is owned by Astra International, which in turn is owned by the international group Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, domiciled in Hong Kong, China. Indigenous and community leaders as well as environmental human rights defenders face intimidation and criminalisation for advocating for their land rights.
Number of identified alleged victims: 5

First name last nameagesexaffiliation
Gusman .adultmale Affiliation in organization or association
Hemsi Ranteto-ndokadultmale No affiliation
Nengah Wantriadultfemale No affiliation
Ni Ketut Rentiadultmale No affiliation
Sudirman .adultmale No affiliation

Total number of unidentified alleged victims: -

Status or occupationNumber and gender

General concerns:

Total number of alleged victims: 5
Related communications: IDN 4/2024; OTH 125/2024; OTH 126/2024; OTH 127/2024
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