Botswana: 2015 Human Rights Report

Principal human rights abuses included violence, particularly sexual violence against women and children; discrimination against the Basarwa (or San) people; and child labor in cattle herding, agriculture, and other work. Other significant human rights problems included occasional excessive use of force and abuse by security personnel; police corruption; government attempts to limit press freedom; and shortcomings in the judicial process, including lengthy delays and failure to inform defendants of their pretrial rights. Societal problems included trafficking in persons and discrimination against women and children; persons with disabilities; those with HIV/AIDS; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons. The government took steps to prosecute officials who committed abuses, including prosecuting and convicting military officers for murder. Impunity was generally not a problem.

Author: United States United States Department of State, Penny Hill Press

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 24, 2016

Number of Pages: 26 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 153545153X

ISBN-13: 9781535451536