[Cherie]

Originally Posted by jet

African Parks Charity.
Newsweek Jan 2024

Prince Harry was warned about "vicious" rapes and sent a video testimony about human-rights abuses by rangers employed by a charity, months before he was promoted to the organization's board of directors.

Survival International urged the Duke of Sussex to "use your influence and position to stop these abuses being committed" against Baka tribespeople in the Republic of Congo, on May 31, 2023, while he was president of African Parks.
The letter, shared with Newsweek, was addressed to both Harry and Meghan Markle and read: "In light of the Duke's role as President of African Parks, and your shared commitment to oppose racism and injustice, I am writing to alert you to appalling human rights abuses being committed by African Park rangers against Baka Indigenous hunter-gatherer people in the Republic of Congo, in what is now Odzala-Kokoua National Park.

Longo's letter to Harry and Meghan continued: "Many Baka people have personally told me how African Parks rangers in Odzala-Kokoua have evicted them from their land, forcing them into starvation, and tortured Baka who try to access or hunt on their ancestral land.
"They described to me abuse by rangers including: pouring scalding hot wax onto Baka men's backs and whipping them; beating them with belts; holding their heads underwater in a river; raping an Indigenous woman while she was holding her two-month-old baby; and raping a 18-year old Baka boy," the letter added.

"The pressure group told Newsweek they were initially encouraged when he replied saying he had escalated their concerns.
Survival International decided to go public after showing Harry had accepted a promotion, despite the allegations: "Then we found out that Prince Harry had joined the board of directors at the end of October and I was quite shocked. "Before he had an honorary title, it was more symbolic.

"That's when we thought 'why is he joining the board of an organization that we have just told him has human-rights abuses and which the CEO hasn't been very helpful.' It was then that we thought, 'We would need to go public'."

This has meant calling for Prince Harry to cut ties with African Parks. Survival International told Newsweek: "Prince Harry can help stop this violent injustice by taking a stand against African Parks and fortress conservation right now.
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One year later, Harry has still done nothing and is still on the board of directors. In fact, in september he attended a New York event held by the charity…..
…...and now this Sentebale problem. His caring, compassionate facade is as fake as his wifes. He’s a disgrace.

This is pretty grim reading