非洲公园组织因人权争议陷入信誉危机

非洲公园组织面临严重的人权指控风波。荷兰记者奥利弗·范贝门的新书《Beasts and Men》披露了该组织在刚果共和国奥祖阿拉-科库阿国家公园对土著巴卡社区的暴力、刑讯逼供和性虐待事件1。巴卡社区成员在2023年报告了这些侵害事件，非洲公园组织随后于2025年承认了某些人权侵害实例1。由伦敦Omnia Strategy公司进行的调查报告虽已完成，但其全部内容从未对外公开1。

范贝门的著作还质疑了非洲公园组织的殖民主义遗留态度，包括其对非洲国家治理能力的贬低1。书中指出，该组织员工将任何当地狩猎活动都归类为偷猎1。与此同时，组织创始人保罗·芬特纳·范·弗利辛根的历史记录也引起关注——他曾在1980年代反对对南非种族隔离制度的国际经济制裁1。

这场危机导致了关键支持者的撤离。哈里王子宣布即将离职该组织董事会1。非洲公园方面为自身辩护称，其管理的地区中64%有人居住，90%的公园允许合法获取资源1。目前，该组织在13个非洲国家管理24个保护区，覆盖超过2000万公顷，并计划到2030年管理30个公园1。

African Parks, a major conservation nonprofit operating across the continent, is confronting serious reputational damage following revelations of human rights abuses at its managed facilities. The organization oversees 24 protected areas across 13 African countries, spanning more than 20 million hectares, with plans to expand to 30 parks by 2030.1 Allegations center on the Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of the Congo, where members of the indigenous Baka community reported experiencing violence, torture, and sexual abuse in 2023.1

Dutch journalist Oliver van Beemen has brought these controversies into sharp focus through his book "Beasts and Men," which documents the alleged abuses while questioning the organization's colonial-era attitudes and dismissive views toward African governments' conservation capabilities.1 An investigation by London-based Omnia Strategy examined the claims, though the organization has not made the full findings public.1 In response to mounting pressure, Prince Harry announced his departure from the organization's board, marking the withdrawal of a prominent supporter.1 African Parks acknowledged certain instances of human rights violations in 2025.1

The organization's practices have drawn further scrutiny over how it classifies local hunting activities. Staff members reportedly categorize any local hunting as poaching, according to van Beemen's account.1 African Parks counters that 64 percent of its managed territories contain human settlements and 90 percent of its parks permit lawful resource extraction.1 The controversy extends to the organization's founding leadership—founder Paul Fentener van Vlissingen opposed international economic sanctions against South African apartheid in the 1980s.1—raising questions about the ideological underpinnings of the conservation model itself.