Thursday 7 May 2015

The Penans bring their land case to Geneva Press Club



KUCHING, May 7, 2015 - A Penan delegation from Sarawak Wednesday night presented their case at the Geneva Press Club, a renowned public space very close to the United Nations' Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Bilong Oyoi, headman of the Penan community of Long Sait, Upper Baram,  called on the international community to stand up for the defence of the rainforests and to support the Penan Peace Park project, a community-managed biosphere in the Heart of Borneo.