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Indonesian Villagers Driven from Villages in Palm Oil Land Theft
2014-05-07 09:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spiegel: Palm oil can be found in many of the products we consume each day. Much of it comes from Indonesia, where brutal methods are deployed against locals. One of the main suppliers says it is cleaning up its act, but has it really changed? Two months ago, soldiers abducted day laborer Titus, hit him with the butts of their rifles, whipped him and then let him wipe off the blood. It was only later that he found out the reason for his torture. A sign had been placed in his village, Bungku, stating, "This...
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