lawsuits
G/wi Court Case To Conclude Shortly
The court case between the G/wi and G//ana people and the government of Botswana has again been delayed, this time at the request of the lawyer for the San peoples. Final oral arguments before the High Court of Botswana had been expected to start on August 28, but the written submission by the government, promised […]
Hutterites Win Right to Avoid License Photos
An Alberta judge has ruled that motor vehicle drivers from the Wilson Hutterite colony near Coaldale may not be required by the province to have photos on their driver’s licenses. His decision modifies a 2003 provincial ruling that licenses for all Alberta drivers must be photo IDs. The Wilson Colony license applicants may now apply […]
Hutterites Oppose Photos on Driver’s Licenses
The CBC is reporting that some Hutterites in southern Alberta are challenging a new provincial law that all driver’s licenses must have photos. According to the Wilson Colony—near Coaldale, east of Lethbridge—the law violates their freedom of religion. They believe that the Second Commandment, which forbids making graven images, should be understood quite literally. Before […]
G/wi Court Case Faces More Delays
The government of Botswana expelled the G/wi and the G//ana from their traditional desert homes several years ago, but the court case filed by the dispossessed San peoples is again facing delays. Two weeks after the resumption of the case, it is already one week behind schedule. The judges hearing the case delayed the proceedings […]
Tensions Grow in Botswana over G/wi Appeal
The G/wi appeal to Botswana’s highest court over their expulsion from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) has generated a lot of publicity this past week. However, it is not clear if the international concern about the traditional San society will help them at all. The G/wi and the G//ana, another San society, argue that the […]
Violence Continues in Ituri Region of Congo.
A few faint rays of hope may be on the horizon for the situation in the Ituri District of northeastern Congo and the fate of the Mbuti people living—and dying—there. Hope, that is, if the events reported this week lead to effective actions that will curb the violence. The week opened with a New York […]
