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In June 2018 at the thirty-eighth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review, Botswana rejected eight recommendations to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty,2 and a further 19 recommendations to establish an Amnesty International is impartial. We take no position on issues of sovereignty, territorial disputes or international political or legal arrangements that might be adopted to implement the right to self- determination. Given this and our interest in highlighting state accountability, we organize our information on human rights in the world primarily according to the division of

Human Rights in Botswana (Amnesty International) Home Treaties Search Links The right to a fair trial is constitutionally protected and generally upheld in practice. However, the judiciary lacks human and financial resources, leading to case backlogs, lengthy pretrial detentions, and the postponement of cases. We all have the right to express ourselves freely. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which set out for the first time the rights we’re all entitled to) protects everyone’s right to express themselves freely. Bringing an end to homophobia and transphobia will save lives.

Botswana: Latest execution a devastating blow to the right to life

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11/19/2020 Botswana has seen a steep rise in executions since President Mokgweetsi Masisi took office just over a year ago. Human rights groups are calling on the nation to ban capital punishment. In the year since the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights gave fresh impetus to the global campaign for the abolition of the death penalty by declaring the mandatory death penalty “unfair” and a “failure in due process”, at least four countries – Botswana, Egypt, Somalia and South Sudan – have carried out executions, Amnesty International said today. On

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The latest state-sanctioned execution of a 44-year-old man, Mooketsi Kgosibodiba, by hanging, is a devastating blow to the right to life in Botswana, Amnesty International said today. With this execution Botswana has continued on a regressive path, as the only country in Southern Africa that consistently executes people, bucking the regional and global trend WHAT IS THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND WHY WAS IT CREATED? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Togo with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.

Amnesty International is impartial. We take no position on issues of sovereignty, territorial disputes or international political or legal arrangements that might be adopted to implement the right to self- determination. Given this and our interest in highlighting state accountability, we organize our information on human rights in the world primarily according to the division of 14. Botswana imposes a mandatory death penalty for various crimes [under the] Penal Code,14 and the Botswana Defence Force Act, 1997.15 The imposition of the mandatory death penalty is prohibited under international human rights law and standards. The UN Human Rights Committee has stated that “mandatory death sentences that leave domestic courts with no discretion as to

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Their activities have contributed significantly to the growth and expansion of the settlements that are driving violations of the human rights of We’re training the human rights leaders of tomorrow. Take a free online course on with the Amnesty International Human Rights Academy. Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom over the past year, said Amnesty International on World Press Freedom Day. The human rights organization documented widespread intimidation, harassment and detention of journalists in countries throughout the

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The Universal Declaration recognizes each person’s right to life and categorically states further that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. In Amnesty International’s view the death penalty violates these rights. Amnesty International Report 2021/22; The State of the World’s Human Rights; Botswana 2021 State of emergency legislation introduced in response to Covid-19 was extended twice, restricting the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Women and girls suffered increasing rates of gender-based violence. Asylum rights were restricted. BOTSWANA: POSITIVE REPUTATION BELIES HIDDEN VIOLATIONS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: SUBMISSION TO THE 43RD SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP, 3 MAY 2023 SUMMARY Despite its relatively good reputation with respect to its respect for and promotion of human rights, on closer observation, Botswana has various grave human rights

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Last year witnessed a surge in discriminatory legislation directed against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) persons across Africa, said Amnesty International today. In a new briefing looking at 12 African countries, Amnesty International documents how legal systems were increasingly weaponized in 2023 to systematically target Amnesty International is impartial. We take no position on issues of sovereignty, territorial disputes or international political or legal arrangements that might be adopted to implement the right to self- determination. This report is organized according to the countries we monitored during the year. In general, they are independent states that are accountable for the human We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

WoMen Against Rape, a human rights organization fighting against gender-based violence, reported an increase in cases from 2023 and gaps in legal protection, including the absence of legislation outlawing marital rape. In June, the UN Population Fund identified violence against women as a major public health concern in Botswana. Amnesty International (Author) Amnesty International Report 2022/23; The State of the World’s Human Rights; Botswana 2022 A presidential commission recommended constitutional amendments to improve the protection of certain rights, while undermining others. Migrants and asylum seekers including children were subjected to arbitrary The 2025 edition of Amnesty International’s annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights, assesses national, regional and global developments across a wide range of human rights themes. It identifies world trends related to violations in armed conflicts, repression of dissent, discrimination, economic and climate injustice, and the misuse of

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