""They take over the state's monopoly on the use of force within the park," says van Beemen, adding that some critics of the NGO have gone as far as describing African Parks as a "state within a state."
It is in this context that mounting allegations of human rights abuses have been recorded in recent years, with conservation efforts repeatedly coming into conflict with local communities."
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