UN expert visits Bushmen, sees no access to water
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, James Anaya, visited Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana this month.
News from the Bushmen
112 mining licences granted on Bushman land since evictions
Since the Bushmen were forced off their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in 2002, the Botswana government has granted 112 mining licenses for mining companies to explore in the reserve. 16 licenses have been awarded for uranium exploration
Survival calls on Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz to boycott Graff's jewels for Oscars
Survival International today called on Oscar-nominated actresses Kate Winslet and Penelope Cruz not to wear Graff diamonds at this week’s Oscar ceremony. The jeweller is embroiled in controversy over its 9% stake in Gem Diamonds.
Demonstrators target Graff Diamonds' London store
Survival’s campaign targeting Graff Diamonds over its involvement in a controversial diamond mine planned on the land of Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana has stepped up a gear.
Survival targets Graff diamonds - protest tomorrow at Bond St store
Human rights group Survival International is holding a protest tomorrow outside Graff Diamonds’ flagship London store, to demand that Laurence Graff pulls out of a controversial diamond mine planned on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana.
President tells Bushmen their way of life is an ‘archaic fantasy’
Two years after the historic court victory that affirmed the Kalahari Bushmen’s right to live and hunt on their land, Botswana’s President Ian Khama has told the Bushmen that their hunting way of life is an ‘archaic fantasy’.
Diamond mine on Bushman land gets government approval – on condition Bushmen receive no water
The Botswana government has given its approval to a controversial diamond mine on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen – on the condition that the mining company Gem Diamonds does not provide the Bushmen with water.
Bushmen appeal to Pope as Vatican establishes relations with Botswana
The Kalahari Bushmen have appealed to the Pope to support them in their struggle to return to their land, as the Vatican established diplomatic relations with Botswana earlier this month.