Venson-Moitoi takes on UN expert on Basarwa

Shaheed, who paid a 13-day official visit to Botswana in 2014, said her visit was to identify, in a spirit of co-operation and constructive dialogue, good practices in and possible obstacles to the promotion and protection of cultural rights in Botswana. In her final report, Shaheed had observed and reported that the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) has been at the centre of considerable controversy since the government’s decision in 1985 to relocate all people residing in the Reserve to settlements outside the reserve.

The minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Pelonomi Venson Moitoi however dismissed the report during the just ended 31st Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.