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Penan Land Rights Cases In Sarawak's Baram Region

Pictures On The New Penan Land Rights Cases In Sarawak's Middle Baram Region


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Penan plaintiffs with maps of their claimed Native Customary Rights (NCR) land


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Villagers of Long Pakan, one of the Penan villages suing the Sarawak government, discuss a community map


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Portrait of headman Pada Jutang of Long Pakan, lead plaintiff for the case of Long
Pakan and Long Lilim


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Portrait of headman Panai Irang of Ba Abang, lead plaintiff for the case of Ba Abang, Long Kawi and Long Item

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: Penan children from Sarawak's middle Baram region


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View of Long Item, one of the Penan villages located in the rainforest of Sarawak's Middle Baram region


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"Illegal and unconstitutional": Logging licence area near Ba Abang in Sarawak's Middle Baram region


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The Penan are asking for removal of all structures, equipment and machinery from their land.

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