Mar 14, 2006
The delegation of the Botswana government is facing tough questions at the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights on its record of racial discrimination. In particular, the forced relocation of the indigenous San people (also known as Bushmen or Basarwa) from a Kalahari desert game reserve caused concern at the UN conference in Geneva. The Batswana human rights group, Ditshwanelo, held that ‘the decision to terminate basic and essential services to the residents inside the Game Reserve was wrongful and unlawful. We believe that it was a deliberate attempt by the government to force the residents out of the Reserve.’
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