How Survival answers its critics

I wrote two weeks ago to explain, in some detail, why Survival was calling for a tourism and diamonds boycott of Botswana.

I would now like to respond to the criticisms we get from those who support the government's position.

Some will assert that we have no 'right' to 'interfere' in Botswana affairs. My first response is that we would be delighted if local NGOs were solving this problem - after all, they have been paid to for years - but under the control of Ditshwanelo they have achieved nothing.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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