| Botswana: 2015 Human Rights Report Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press (Editor), United States Department of State (Author) |
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ISBN: 153545153X ISBN-13: 9781535451536 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.20 lbs) 28 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |