President Mogae of Botswana is due in New York tomorrow to promote his countrys diamonds, amid increasing concern over the eviction of the Bushmen from the Central Kalahari.
Bushman human rights activists in Botswana are to appear in court on Monday. They face up to one year in jail on charges of 'unlawful assembly'.
A senior Botswana government official has ordered all the state media, including Botswana Television and Radio, to use positive government statements when reporting on the eviction of Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).
The nomadic Nukak tribe, who were recently moved by Colombian authorities to a new camp far from their traditional lands, have asked to return to their own homes. The plea comes after the death of a nine year old Nukak boy and a severe flu epidemic which
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Sanna, the Khomani Bushman, whose photograph features on Survivals Bushmen arent Forever poster campaign, died last month.
De Beers Botswana has made a 100,000 pula ($15,000) donation to the country's High Court, bringing accusations of interference in the judicial system.
A team of international experts are today due to visit the nomadic Nukak tribe, who fled their forest home after Colombias drug war overran them.