SURVIVAL International, a world-wide organisation supporting tribal peoples, has intensified its battle with the government of Botswana over the situation of the Basarwa. In their annual report, published to coincide with the United Nations’ Day for Indigenous Peoples (9 August), the organisation has identified the most vulnerable tribe in each of three continents; Africa, Asia and South America. The organisation has identified the Basarwa in Africa and has named the Botswana government as having broken international law. “In each case, the government involved is breaking international law by not recognising the tribe’s right to own their land,” said the organisation. According to Survival International, “the government of Botswana wants to evict the last remaining Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) because it views them as primitive and backward. It is making their way of life, especially hunting impossible.” – The Botswana Gazette
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