Collective rights - UK blocks historic UN declaration
The world's Indigenous people are targetting the UK government for blocking an historic UN declaration on Indigenous rights.
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De Beers supports Bushman book but not their rights
In what is presumably an attempt to deflect attention from the controversy surrounding its reaction to the eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen of Botswana, De Beers is sponsoring the launch of a new book about the Bushmen of southern Africa.
Botswana President tells MPs 'Bushmen can hunt in reserve'
In an astonishing reversal of government policy, Botswana's President Festus Mogae has told British MPs that Bushmen are free to hunt in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Bushman witness 'feared for her life' during evictions
The first Bushman woman to give evidence during the court case in which 243 Bushmen are suing the government for the right to return to their ancestral land has told the court that she 'feared for her life' when being evicted in 2002.
Indigenous leader shocked by visit to Botswana Bushmen
A Khoisan youth leader from South Africa's Northern Cape has returned from Botswana shocked by the conditions he found in the Bushman eviction site of New Xade.
Critical time for uncontacted Indians
A bill now being debated in Paraguay's Senate could provide a vital safe haven for uncontacted Indians - the last outside the Amazon.
Bushmen's historic court case to recommence in November
The historic court case brought by the Gana and Gwi Bushmen against the Botswana government is due to recommence on 3 November in Lobatse, the seat of Botswana's high court.
Bushmen's historic court case to recommence in November
The historic court case brought by the Gana and Gwi Bushmen against the Botswana government is due to recommence on 3 November in Lobatse, the seat of Botswana's high court.