WWF accused of funding guards who 'tortured and killed scores of people'

World Wide Fund for Nature launches inquiry into claims that it works with paramilitaries allegedly involved in serious abuses

One of the world’s largest charities has launched an investigation into claims that it funds, equips and works with paramilitary forces accused of beating, torturing, sexually assaulting and murdering scores of people in national parks across Africa and Asia.

Human rights specialists will lead an independent review of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) conservation charity, following allegations of abuse in six countries, published by BuzzFeed news on Monday.

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