The Kalahari Bushmen and the human right to water
Following up on a previous blog, the BBC reports that the Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana have lost their case to re-open a well that used to be their source of water. To put this case in context, the BBC informs that:
«Diamonds were found in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, traditional home to the bushmen, in the 1980s - and the government asked them to leave.»
If anyone has a copy of the proceedings and judgement, it would be very kind to provide them.
Meanwhile, the blogosphere is saturated with the news that the UN General Assembly will vote on a motion to recognize the human right to water on 28 July 2010. Will this help the Bushmen? Will Botswana vote in favour of the motion?
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