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National watchdog slams HRW report

The National Human Rights Commission (NHCR) has dismissed a report recently published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in which the organisation claims that the government’s policy on land may lead to increased poverty amongst the population. Speaking to the press after meeting the rights body’s country representative, Carina Tertsakian, the commission’s chairperson, Zainab Kayitesi, said that on the contrary, the strategy which emphasizes land consolidation has enabled the population to realize high crop yields. 
Zainab Kayitesi
Zainab Kayitesi
Times Reporter