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Advocates Seek to Free Pygmy Slaves in Eastern Congo
(March 5, 2008)
King of Burhinyi (left) with Pascal Cikambasi, a WPIO official (Photo credit: WPIO)Kampala and Washington, DC: The World Peasants Indigenous Organization (WPIO), a new partner of The Advocacy Project (AP), has launched a campaign to free pygmies who are enslaved by traditonal rulers in East Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC). WPIO's advocacy has freed 36 enslaved pygmy families since 2003, and persuaded several rulers to support the campaign. They include Mwami Mataboro, the King of Burhinyi (left), shown with Pascal Cikambasi, a WPIO official. Please donate to support WPIO's work.
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Advocates Seek to Free Pygmy Slaves in Eastern Congo
(March 5, 2008)
King of Burhinyi (left) with Pascal Cikambasi, a WPIO official (Photo credit: WPIO)Kampala and Washington, DC: The World Peasants Indigenous Organization (WPIO), a new partner of The Advocacy Project (AP), has launched a campaign to free pygmies who are enslaved by traditonal rulers in East Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC). WPIO's advocacy has freed 36 enslaved pygmy families since 2003, and persuaded several rulers to support the campaign. They include Mwami Mataboro, the King of Burhinyi (left), shown with Pascal Cikambasi, a WPIO official. Please donate to support WPIO's work.Back
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