Survival claims not true - Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says that Survival International's (SI) claims that the UN Human Rights Committee has criticised Botswana over the Basarwa issue is 'misleading and incorrect'.

Clifford Maribe from the Public Relations, Research and Information department issued a response from his ministry saying the UN Human Rights Committee noted the pleas that were submitted to it.

Not all relocated persons will benefit from the High Court decision asking that the Botswana government "ensure that all persons who were relocated are granted the right to return to the CKGR consistent with the reasoning of the High Court decision". SI said that 'the committee urged Botswana to ensure that all persons who were relocated are granted the right to return to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR)'.

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