African Parks operates under a delegated management model where African governments grant the NGO control over protected areas, including armed ranger operations and border management. Documented allegations include violence, torture, and sexual abuse by rangers against the Baka indigenous community in Congo's Odzala-Kokoua National Park, with an investigation report kept confidential.
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Indigenous Baka community members reported violence, torture, and sexual abuse by African Parks rangers at Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo.