Local NGOs lobby House of Lords over hunting
Friday, June 16, 2023 | 370 Views |
In the news again: The House of Lords today takes on the second reading of a bill to block wildlife imports into the UK PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Today’s debate on the second reading of the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill is just one more step towards passing a law many communities who live alongside wildlife in Botswana and the Southern African region, have been dreading.
The bill’s presence in the House of Lords follows a process in the House of Commons, the ordinary parliamentary platform it went through in March this year.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...