
Wanniyala-Aetto fined for trespassing on their land
Two Wanniyala-Aetto men have been fined for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds.
Two Wanniyala-Aetto men have been fined for trespassing on their own land in an attempt to return to their hunting grounds.
The Kalahari Bushmen have renewed their desperate appeal to Leonardo DiCaprio as diamond companies begin exploration on their land.
Around 200 people took to the streets in Botswana's capital Gaborone on Saturday to protest the government's refusal to allow the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari to return to their ancestral homes.
Final approval at the UN General Assembly of the declaration on Indigenous peoples rights has been blocked by a group of African countries led by Namibia, and supported by Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Russia.
Judges in Botswanas High Court will rule on 13 December on the landmark case brought by the Kalahari Bushmen against the Botswana government.
Two Kenyan hunter-gatherers who travelled 2,800 km to investigate the plight of the Kalahari Bushmen have called on Botswanas government to learn from our experience.
Two Ogiek hunter-gatherers visiting Botswana to investigate the situation of the Kalahari Bushmen have been detained and questioned by the authorities.
The Bolivian government has created a reserve especially for isolated Indians. The reserve, created to protect the isolated Toromona tribe, is almost 19,000 sq km, and prohibits all logging activity, oil exploration and mining.