Final approval at the UN General Assembly of the declaration on Indigenous peoples rights has been blocked by a group of African countries led by Namibia, and supported by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.
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.