Ditshwanelo calls for recognition of Basarwa

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Government has been urged to take advantage of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples today to officially recognise and celebrate with Basarwa as an indigenous community.

"Ditshwanelo notes that the Basarwa/San people are not officially recognised by the government of Botswana as the indigenous peoples of Botswana," says a statement from the Botswana Centre for Human Rights.

"Instead, they are recognised as being a marginalised group who comprise most of those referred to as remote area dwellers (RADs).

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