The Maa Civil Society Forum is an association of various
NGO
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
s, organisations and individuals formed to promote
land rights
Land law is the form of law that deals with the rights to use, alienate, or exclude others from land. In many jurisdictions, these kinds of property are referred to as real estate or real property, as distinct from personal property. Land use ...
claims of the
Maasai people
The Maasai (; sw, Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of t ...
of
Kenya
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. The group is committed to peaceful means, and intends to achieve its aims through dialogue with the Kenyan and British governments, and through a legal case challenging the legitimacy of the
1904 Anglo-Maasai Treaty.
References
INTIMIDATION, POLICE HARASSMENT AND BRUTAL TORTURE OF THE MAASAI OF KENYA FOR AGITATING FOR THEIR BIRTHRIGHT – LANDby Joseph Ole Simel. Accessed 12 May 2006.
Political organisations based in Kenya
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