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13 March 2019
HRC40 – SR on minority issues: MRG’s call for a better inclusion of non-Tswana tribes in Botswana
UN Human Rights Council, 40th session Interactive Dialogue – Special Rapporteur on minority issues (item 3) Thank you Mister…
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6 April 2017
MRG applauds official recognition of Wayeyi chief in Botswana
A government letter on 27 March 2017 acknowledging Shikati Jacob Seidisa as chief of the Wayeyi finally offers official and documented…
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19 November 2016
Botswana: Tribal recognition and equality for the Wayeyi
Kamanakao Association, RETENG and Minority Rights Group International v Botswana Botswana’s laws, including the Tribal Territories Act…
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20 June 2023
Minority and Indigenous Trends 2023 – Focus on water
The past year saw some of the worst cyclones recorded in the Pacific, some of the costliest and worst ever recorded floods in Australia,…
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27 November 2019
A rights-based framework for minority and indigenous languages in Africa: From endangerment to revitalization
It is estimated that between 6,000 and 7,000 languages are currently spoken worldwide, of which approximately half, if not more, will…
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7 January 2009
Minority Tribes in Botswana: the Politics of Recognition
Botswana is reportedly one of Africa’s ‘most stable countries.’ It has grown from one of the world’s poorest nations into an…
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20 December 2002
Minorities in Independent Namibia
Namibia is one of the youngest African states, having gained its independence in 1990 from South Africa. Since then, the South West African…
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