Bushmen's court case restarts today
The Gana and Gwi Bushmen's court case against the Botswana government restarts on Monday 8 August after a seven-week adjournment.
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Survival International targets Neil Lane
Human rights organization Survival has today targeted US jewellery designer Neil Lane in its continued battle with De Beers, over the eviction of the Central Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana to make way for diamond mining.
Aborigines' land victory
The Ngaanyatjarra Aborigines of Western Australia have won legal recognition of a large part of their ancestral land. The claim covered more than 180,000 sq km in the Mt Gibson and Great Victoria deserts.
Miskito win back land
The Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños has returned five parcels of land to the Indigenous 'Miskito' Indians of the country's Caribean coast.
Los miskito recuperan sus tierras
El presidente nicaragüense Enrique Bolaños ha devuelto cinco parcelas de tierra a los indígenas "miskito" de la costa caribeña del país.
Professor Good loses Botswana deportation appeal
Australian Professor Kenneth Good, who was deported from Botswana last month as a 'threat to national security,' lost his appeal in the Botswana courts on July 27.
Government denies Bushman torture and prosecutes victims
The Botswana government has denied the torture of seven Gana 'Bushmen' by wildlife officials last month.
Some protection at last for Ayoreo territory
At a recent meeting in Paris, UNESCO approved a joint request by the Paraguayan government and supporters of the Ayoreo Indians to include a large area of Ayoreo forest in the new Chaco Biosphere Reserve.