Botswana Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Civil Society Mid-Term Review Stakeholder Report
Botswana Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Civil Society Mid-Term Review Stakeholder Report
February 1, 2021
In January 2018, the Government of Botswana appeared before the UN Human Rights Council for the third cycle of Botswana’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The Government of Botswana accepted 93 of the 207 recommendations made by other member states. The Mid-Term UPR Report for Botswana was due in 2020. With support from UNDP Botswana, a Stakeholder UPR Mid-term report was prepared, covering the period 2018-2020. This report was prepared by DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights, on behalf of the UPR NGO Working Group comprising: DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights, The Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO), MISA Botswana Chapter, Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana, Rainbow Identity Association, and the Kuru Family of Organisations. UNDP is also providing support to the Government of Botswana to strengthen the monitoring and implementation of human rights recommendations.