Botswana: Victory For Kalahari Bushmen As Court Grants Right To Water

Botswana: Victory For Kalahari Bushmen As Court Grants Right To Water   Botswana government guilty of ‘degrading treatment’ Case described as ‘a harrowing story of human suffering and despair’   In a momentous decision, Botswana’s Court of Appeal today quashed a ruling that denied the Kalahari Bushmen access to water on their ancestral lands.   With support from Survival International, the Bushmen appealed a 2010 High Court judgment that prevented them from accessing a well which they rely...

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