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      "id": 104704,
      "date": "2004-10-19",
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      "title": "Botswana: The San (Bushmen) Rights Case",
      "summary": "In November 2004, the San people of Botswana are expected to continue their court case against\nthe\ngovernment of Botswana. The San argue that they were illegally removed from their ancestral land\nwithin the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). International human rights groups contend that\nthe manner in which the San were removed violated international human rights laws. The discovery\nof diamond reserves within the CKGR has led advocacy groups to argue that the San have been\nremoved to allow diamond mining to go ahead in the CKGR. Both the government of Botswana and\nleading diamond mining companies deny this accusation. How the court case is resolved could\npotentially have regional and global implications for disputes involving other \"first peoples\" of the\nworld. The case is an issue of concern to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which held a\nMembers' briefing on it in September 2004. This report  (1)  will be updated. \n     1.  \u00a0This report was prepared under the supervision of Nicolas\nCook, specialist in African Affairs.",
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