Wikileaks: 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: 1612J&K women minister for empowerment of women
Region: India
Bishna/Jammu, January 15 (Scoop News) – Minister for Social Welfare, Ms Sakina Itoo . today urged upon women of Jammu and Kashmir to come forward and take the benefits of the schemes being run by the Governme... more
Views: 2240Bushmen ‘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: 954Service to the society is service to God :Sakina
Region: India
Jammu, January 7 (Scoop News) – The Minister for Social Welfare, Ms Sakina Itoo said that need of the hour is to made joint efforts for removing the sufferings of old aged, physically challenged persons, peop... more
Views: 1520Kashmiri Pandit Women Conference held in Jammu
Region: India
Jammu, December 26 (Scoop News) – “1st All India Kashmiri Pandit Women Conference” organised by Kashmira Vahini was held today in Jammu. The conference was attended by large number of Kashmiri Pandi... more
Views: 2516Botswana 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: 1309Botswana 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: 1697New films on Guarani plight mark UN Human Rights Day
Region: Brazil
Survival International has today released two short films highlighting the plight of the Guarani Indians in Brazil, to mark UN Human Rights Day (December 10th). The film ‘One must have courage’ reveals the ... more
Views: 725The Link Between Poverty and Disability in Uganda
Region: Uganda
Charles Lwanga- Ntale in a study "Chronic Poverty and Disability in Uganda"affirmed "chronic poverty and disability in Uganda are inextricably linked. Despite impressive economic gains in the past 15 years, cur... more
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