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-can't defend their land and resources
-basic rights are not secured
-especially in agricultural communities
-Example: bush-meat trade (wildlife meat trade)
-receive no compensation
-often are not consulted
-have intimate connections with the forest
-culture and life revolves around the forest
-other groups like rebel gangs were also present
-many sought the Pygmies' because of superstitious beliefs
-Example: for resource exploitation
Referred to as "Pygmies"
-term that is negative and offensive
-refers to a small and dwarfish person and/or a person who is unimportant
Militias and hate groups form to remove a classification
Propaganda is used to make a classification seem less than human (ex. animal, insect, disease, etc.)
Names and symbols are given to the classifications
People are categorized by race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
-if eaten, it will give the consumer supernatural powers
Pygmy communities are hunted down in the forest and are chased by armed tribal fighters with guns
-tribal fighters are found wandering in central African forests with human organs on their weapons
-some victims are found with missing sexual organs (became charms for their killers)
Mass graves are formed
-one was discovered near a town called Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo
-30 mutilated Pygmy bodies were found in it
Extremists alienate a classification with the help of hate groups who broadcast propaganda. They also target any opposing threats.
A classification is identified and targeted for removal
A classification is exterminated by killers who dehumanized them
Exterminators try to hide the dead bodies