The workshop took place from 22-24 June in Victoria Falls and had a special focus on children’s rights as a particularly vulnerable group. (more…)
77. JAL 08/07/2013. Case no. BWA 2/2013. State reply: 10/07/2013. Alleged arbitrary denial to register a human rights association working against discrimination and for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. Observations 79. The Special Rapporteur remains concern that the denial to register LEGABIBO may lack adequate legal basis and could […]
67. JAL 08/07/2013 Case no: BWA 2/2013 State reply: 10/07/2013 Alleged arbitrary denial to register a human rights association. Observations 68. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government for acknowledging receipt of the communication sent during the reporting period. She trusts that she will receive a substantive reply to the allegations presented regarding the arbitrary denial […]
Despite progress for many women in Botswana, access to justice remains a challenge, a new ICJ report says. (more…)
The ICJ, Metlhaetsile and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) held a multi-stakeholder roundtable dialogue on women’s access to justice in Gaborone, Botswana from 20-21 November 2012. (more…)
22. The Committee notes with concern that the State party criminalizes same-sex sexual activities between consenting adults (arts 17 and 26). The State party should repeal these provisions of its criminal law. Link to full text of the report: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,,CONCOBSERVATIONS,BWA,,48c4f4b32,0.html
