Ugandan villagers evicted to make way for forestry company - video

A report by Oxfam found that more than 22,000 people have been evicted from their homes and land in central Uganda to make way for a UK-based forestry firm, which is licensed to use the land for the next 50 years. Many of the villagers who have been evicted say they were forcibly removed and have been left destitute, and their children can no longer go to school. The World Bank has called for the company to open up a full investigation. Simon Rawles speaks to some of those affected

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Source: guardian.co.uk