Thousands of indigenous Indonesians gathered on Sumatra, urging President Joko Widodo to protect their land rights.
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On Friday, more than 5,000 people from 2,000 indigenous communities convened in Tanjung Gusta village outside North Sumatra’s provincial capital Medan.
The gathering is organised by the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago and held every five years.
“We’ll fight for our rights to the last drop of our blood,” said Abdon Nababan, the secretary-general of the alliance at the conference.
Indonesia’s environment and forestry minister reiterated
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/17/indigenous-indonesian-rally-for-land-rights/
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