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IWGIA Statement: The High Court Ruling in Botswana is a Milestone in the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Africa

Publication language: English
Country publication is about: Botswana, Botsuana
Region publication is about: Africa, África

Tags: Land rights

On the Botswana High Court made a historical ruling on the rights of the San/Bushmen people to live in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Since the founding of the Bushman organisation, the First Peoples of the Kalahari, in the early 1990s the Bushmen have defended this right and in the end they brought the legality of the eviction from the Game Reserve to the Court.
The recent ruling by the High Court is in a number of ways a win-win case. It is a legal victory for the Bushmen and it is a political victory for a democratic system of which the independence of the Court is vital. The Bushmen might have been sceptical that the court would rule against the state, but the outcome of the High Court ruling has given new strength to the legal system.

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