Botswana: Bushman Arrested While Helping Tribe’s Lawyer Visit Clients

Botswana: Bushman Arrested While Helping Tribe’s Lawyer Visit Clients   The high profile Bushman activist Jumanda Gakelebone was arrested and held overnight while travelling through his homeland in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve over the weekend. The arrest left the Bushman’s lawyer, who was in the reserve to consult his clients over a case currently before Botswana’s appeal court, stranded in the desert without a guide or translator.   Gakelebone, a member of Bushman organization...

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