A group of Pygmy musicians performing at a festival were put up in a zoo by Congolese officials, attracting tourists and prompting a protest from a human rights group.

Authorities said they were trying to make the indigenous musicians feel comfortable. But after a flurry of media coverage, they moved the visitors to a high school dormitory. The Pygmies are now being housed with musicians from elsewhere in the Republic of Congo, while foreign artists performing at the Festival of Pan-African Music were lodged in hotels.

Nice try, but how did they think they'd get away with this?

Source: NY Times