Victory for Kalahari Bushmen as court grants right to water
Region: Botswana
January 27, 2011 - Botswana government guilty of ‘degrading treatment’ - Case described as ‘a harrowing story of human suffering and despair’ In a momentous decision, Botswana’s Court of Ap... more
Views: 1316Bushman arrested while helping tribe’s lawyer visit clients
Region: Botswana
January 26, 2011 The high profile Bushman activist Jumanda Gakelebone was arrested and held overnight while travelling through his homeland in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve over the weekend. The arrest... more
Views: 1163Survival protestors target international tourism fair in Madrid
Region: Spain
January 22, 2011 Visitors to the international tourism fair in Madrid were today met by Survival protestors calling for a boycott of tourism to Botswana. The protestors, angry at the Botswana government’s tre... more
Views: 1403Wikileaks: US embassy condemned eviction of Kalahari Bushmen
Region: Botswana
The US Ambassador to Botswana strongly condemned the government’s forced eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen, according to secret US embassy cables released today. Ambassador Joseph Huggins told his bosses in Washin... more
Views: 2268Botswana approves $3bn mine as Bushman water case gets underway
Region: Botswana
Botswana’s government has green-lighted a massive $3bn mine in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve – in the middle of the Kalahari Bushmen’s appeal against the Botswana authorities’ refusal to... more
Views: 1611Bushmen ‘determined’ as legal battle over water approaches climax
Region: Botswana
On January 17th, Botswana’s Court of Appeal will begin a hearing to decide whether Kalahari Bushmen living on their ancestral lands have the right to water. The Bushmen, who returned to their lands in the Ce... more
Views: 952Botswana government rejects high-profile court ruling
Region: Botswana
Four years on from a court victory which saw the Kalahari Bushmen win the right to live on their ancestral lands, the Botswana government has issued a statement flouting the ruling. In 2002, the Botswana government forc... more
Views: 1307Botswana president in racist outburst against Kalahari Bushmen
Region: Botswana
In an astonishing outburst, Botswana’s president has described the Kalahari Bushmen as ‘primeval’, ‘primitive’ and ‘backward’. Speaking at the country’s largest diamond mi... more
Views: 1695Kalahari Bushman appeals to African Commission
Region: Botswana
A Bushman from a settlement deep in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve has travelled to the Gambia to ask the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for help. Speaking at the African Commis... more
Views: 1734Survival protestors target World Travel Market
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Visitors to the World Travel Market will today be greeted by protestors from human rights organization, Survival International, calling for a boycott of Botswana tourism. Survival launched its boycott in September over ... more
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