Bushman case - court to rule on 13 December
Judges in Botswanas High Court will rule on 13 December on the landmark case brought by the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government.
Judges in Botswanas High Court will rule on 13 December on the landmark case brought by the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government.
Two Kenyan hunter-gatherers who travelled 2,800 km to investigate the plight of the Kalahari Bushmen have called on Botswanas government to learn from our experience.
Two Ogiek hunter-gatherers visiting Botswana to investigate the situation of the Kalahari Bushmen have been detained and questioned by the authorities.
The Bolivian government has created a reserve especially for isolated Indians. The reserve, created to protect the isolated Toromona tribe, is almost 19,000 sq km, and prohibits all logging activity, oil exploration and mining.
Two members of the hunter-gatherer Ogiek tribe of Kenya will hold a joint press conference in Gaborone tomorrow, 23 November, with Bushman organisation First People of the Kalahari.
A small group of nomads on the island of Borneo are continuing to defy loggers targeting their rainforest home.
One of Botswanas leading opposition parties, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has attacked President Mogae over the eviction of the Bushmen.
The nomadic Nukak-Maku, one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in the world, has been hit by tuberculosis and chicken pox, putting their survival at serious risk.