The villagers of Betock are alarmed that the children of our country are now being born and bred in an atmosphere of corruption, which perverts their consciences at a young age by making them believe that success is achieved, not by studies and honest work, but rather by trickery, theft and selling of our farm lands.
Those who refuse to indulge in corruption, and who live honest lives, are today considered as naive, that tricksters are being applauded as great, courageous and intelligent.
"Corruption has reached a suicidal level, it is now being accepted as a normal way of exchange for land, to the extent that they don't feel guilty in practicing it, Herakles Farms breeds an unjust society, which can no longer guarantee equal rights, it creates a climate of suspicion and distrust among people, condemning them to live in fear and insecurity".
Documents showed that SGSOC (Herakles Farms) apparently knew it were operating in the South West Region of Cameroon without all required permits and authorisations, and that bribery may have been used in the attempt to gain consent for the project.
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"They want to take our bush": An independent assessment of processes employed by Herakles/SGSOC to obtain the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of communities to be affected by their palm oil development in South West Cameroon. This report summarises the findings from an independent assessment by Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) of the processes employed by Herakles/SGSOC to obtain the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of communities to be affected by their palm oil development project in Mundemba and Nguti Subdivisions in South West Cameroon. This assessment is framed in terms of the obligations on the company and government of Cameroon to comply with international law with respect to protecting community rights, and especially the need to secure the FPIC of local and indigenous peoples over the development of their customary lands.
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