Bushmen – back to court?
Bushmen in Botswana today announced they plan to return to court within a matter of weeks if the government continues to prevent them from returning home.
News from the Bushmen
Survival advert condemns torture of Bushmen
Survival has placed a full-page advert in the UK’s Independent newspaper today, condemning the torture of Bushmen evicted from their land in the Kalahari in Botswana and appealing to the British public to support them.
Torture of Bushmen - shocking details
Shocking new details have emerged of the torture and beating of a group of Bushmen in Kaudwane resettlement camp, Botswana. Fifteen men were arrested in late September for hunting, and at least ten of them were tortured.
Brazilian Indian leader - Botswana must respect my brothers and sisters the Bushmen
A renowned Yanomami Indian leader from Brazilian Amazonia has made an emotional plea to the Botswana government to let the Kalahari Bushmen live on their land, ‘in peace for the rest of their lives’.
Government crackdown on Bushman hunters
Six Bushmen have been arrested for hunting in New Xade resettlement camp, according to First People of the Kalahari, a Bushman human rights organisation.
Bushmen report further arrests, beatings
A Bushman human rights organisation today reported that at least ten men in Kaudwane resettlement camp have been arrested and beaten by wildlife officials for hunting.
Van Der Post’s daughter describes Bushman persecution in The Times
Just three days after Survival International re-ignited its Bushman campaign, a lengthy cover article in The Times has described the Botswana government’s continuing refusal to honour the terms of the Bushmen’s court victory.
Bushmen hunting charges withdrawn
Twenty-one Botswana Bushmen arrested in June and July for hunting to feed their families were celebrating today after all charges against them were dropped.