European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes Page 13 pygmies housed on zoo grounds create stir by Louis Skamba the associated press group o an annual festival were temporarily put up in a zoo by congolese attracting tourists and prompting a protest from a human rights authorities said they were trying to officials move musicians to a dormitory following protests by human rights group make the indigenous my lodged in the pygmies presence in a tent on the zoo grounds had attracted who came to stare and take the Congo Lese observe our intention was simply to put them at ease in an environment that resembles their Yvette a Bondzo director of arts and culture for the Republic of Congo but after a flurry of Media cover they moved the visitors to a High school dormitory late Fri the pygmies Are now being housed with musicians from elsewhere in the Republic of while foreign artists performing at the festival of pan african music were tory for human rights said in a statement vigorously pro test the Dis exploitation and bad treat ment of these 20 indigenous the rights group since their arrival in Brazzaville on july these people have been sleeping exposed to mosquitoes and the cold whereas the other delegations have been housed in not All of whom Are below aver age Are believed to be the earliest inhabitants of Central they live in the forests of its larger neighbor the democratic Republic of As Well As in other countries such As Central african Cameroon and officials said they offered the accommodation on the forested zoo grounds so the 10 nine men and one baby would feel More at its not a Case of said Yvette the director of arts and culture for the Republic of we lodged them in the Park near running water and a Forest simply because that will remind them of their usual surroundings which is the i think our intention was Noble toward our Brothers who came directly out of the Forest and have never seen a she we would like to reassure people that our intention was simply to put them at ease in an environment that resembles their said Dieudonne Mouton who directs the founded in the the Brazzaville zoological Park was plundered during the country civil War in the elephants and monkeys were killed for their it now has no big game Only 13 Mon one two crocodiles and zookeeper Jean Pierre Bol Bantou he said he does not understand the fuss Over the they were Happy to find Here an environment similar to what they knew in the they have already shown us several medicinal he Gecko sets out to help the world it should give you peace find to know that if you re going Greico can provide you Wlton affordable Auto insurance and Complete Protection for your car and your personal weve been proudly serving military members for Over 65 whether youre in the military and transferring to Turkey youre stationed near or you re simply touring Greico can easily arrange overseas coverage for you 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