Botswana

Botswana denies eviction plans

Published in Monday May 27th, 2013 In In the media

Botswana has denied plans to remove hundreds of Bushmen from their land to make way for a wildlife park. Earlier this week, indigenous rights group Survival International claimed authorities were going to evict the community who have been based in the southern settlement of Ranyane for generations.

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Botswana ‘to evict’ Bushmen: indigenous rights group

Published in Monday May 27th, 2013 In In the media

The government of Botswana will next week evict hundreds of Bushmen from their land to make way for a wildlife park, indigenous rights group Survival International claimed Friday. The group said the indigenous community based in the south of the country, will be removed Monday and their homes will be destroyed.

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Botswana’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Wednesday March 6th, 2013

Read Botswana’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Ramaphatle villagers escape eviction (Botswana)

Published in Thursday April 19th, 2012 In In the media

April 19th, 2012 Councillor Ofentse Mafoko informed the villagers, who had gathered at the Mmankgodi Kgotla, that they would no longer be evicted from their village because the land board had agreed to give them residential certificates. “The land board has decided that you be given residential plot certificates except in the case of five […]

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Communications Report (2006)

Published in Thursday January 26th, 2006 In Reports

This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Israel, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Other actors: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo In the context of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing receives a large number of communications […]

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