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Botswana: Court Reprieve for Bushmen Threatened With Eviction
Survival International, 18 June 2013
Dozens of Botswana Bushmen threatened with eviction, reportedly because they live in an area proposed as a 'wildlife corridor', have won a significant court victory in their… Read more »
Court Rules Against San Eviction in Botswana
The indigenous San people have won a court case against the government following Botswana's intention to evict them from what it termed a 'wildlife corridor' .
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Botswana: Stunning Victory for Botswana's San
OSISA, 18 June 2013
The residents of Ranyane, a small San settlement in Botswana, have scored a significant legal victory against the government of Botswana, which had been attempting to relocate them… Read more »
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Botswana: Botswana Court Sides With San in Ranyane Relocation Case
OSISA, 18 June 2013
In a major victory for the San in Botswana, a court issued an order today restraining the government from relocating people from Ranyane. Read more »
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Botswana: Bushman Eviction Suspended
Survival International, 29 May 2013
The Botswana government has repeatedly attempted to evict Bushmen from their land, but many have defiantly resisted leaving their ancestral homes. Read more »
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Botswana: Botswana Govt Proceeding With San Relocation
OSISA, 5 June 2013
Despite a court order halting the relocation of a San community from Ranyane, the Botswana government seems intent on proceeding with its unlawful plans to move San families from… Read more »
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Botswana: Trucks Arrive to Evict San Despite Govt Denials
Survival International, 5 June 2013
Government trucks arrived last night to evict Bushmen from their ancestral land in southern Botswana, according to reports received by Survival International. Read more »
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Botswana: Kalahari San Launch New Legal Battle
Survival International, 21 March 2013
The Bushmen are taking the Botswana government to court for the third time in their struggle to live in peace on their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Read more »
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Botswana: The Basarwa San Evicted From Ancestral Lands
ThinkAfricaPress, 21 March 2013
The Basarwa have been forced off their ancestral lands. The government say it is for environmental protection, but some believe it has more to do with diamonds and tourism. Read more »
Documents
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27 January 2011
Kalahari San Water Appeal Judgement - Botswana High Court
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- Survival International
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Full High Court ruling that has found that: - the San have the right to use their old borehole, which the government had banned them ... see more »
InFocus
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The San people face continued attacks from the authorities as the government seeks to drive them from the Kalahari desert into resettlement camps. Read more »
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The U.S. ambassador to Botswana strongly condemned the government's forced eviction of the Kalahari San, according to secret U.S. embassy cables. Read more »
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In a momentous decision, Botswanas Court of Appeal has quashed a ruling that denied the Kalahari San access to water on their ancestral lands. Read more »
