Travel companies boycott Botswana because of Bushmen persecution

The Botswana government attempts to conceal its persecution of the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari but the world is paying increasing attention. Travel companies are beginning to cancel tours to Botswana.

Only weeks after Survival International called for a boycott of Botswana tourism, two travel companies have suspended their tours to the country and several others have expressed concern about the Botswana government's continued persecution of the Bushmen. The government is stopping the Bushmen from hunting and forces them to apply for permits to access their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR).

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Act now to help the Bushmen

Your support is vital if the Bushmen are to survive. There are many ways you can help.

• Writing a letter to the Botswana government is a quick and simple way to let them know of your concern.
• Donate to the Bushman campaign (and other Survival campaigns).
• Write to your MP or MEP (UK) or Senators and members of Congress (US).
• Write to your local Botswana high commission or embassy.
• If you want to get more involved, contact Survival International

 

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2006: Bushmen win the right to live on their ancestral land

2007: Destruction of tribe and their forest home to make way for cattle ranching

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2007: Botswana government thwarting court judgement

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