Prince Harry faces charity scandal as horrific human rights violations confirmed

Prince Harry faces charity scandal as horrific human rights violations confirmed

Prince Harry has another major charity scandal on his hands as African Parks, a charity he’s linked to, has admitted that its rangers committed human rights violations in Congo-Brazzaville.

This comes after a bombshell report published in January claimed that the charity’s rangers beat up, waterboarded and raped locals to keep them away from the ancestral forests.

Now, the charity has released a lengthy statement revealing that they have had the claims investigated by Omnia Strategy, a London-based law firm, and found out that human rights violations have indeed taken place. However, their statement didn’t mention Prince Harry or make any suggestion that he was aware of the crimes of the rangers.

In their lengthy statement, the charity noted: "African Parks acknowledges that, in some incidents, human rights abuses have occurred, and we deeply regret the pain and suffering caused to the victims. There is no place for any form of abuse in the name of conservation.”

They continued, “Omnia’s investigation also highlighted several failures of our systems and processes that were insufficient for the level of responsibility given to us, particularly in the early years of our management of Odzala. We are committed to rectifying these issues and ensuring the protection of human rights throughout our operations…”

They also promised to take action against the rangers who committed the human rights violations, saying, "Specifically, in Odzala, we will take action against staff members implicated in previously unknown incidents or those that had not been adequately dealt with, where sufficient evidence is available. African Parks will define a bespoke framework that will guide provision of remedy in case of human rights breaches. To better understand the risks associated with management of the park, we will run a second human rights impact assessment as a follow-up to the study done in 2021.”

Prince Harry served as the President of African Parks for five years. He stepped down in 2023 and became a board member.