Human Rights

This is a summary of a larger document and will discuss the main issues contained in the Platform for Action from Beijing 1995. The critical areas include women and poverty, violence against women. women and the media, human rights for women as well as the girl child.

This is the popular version of Agenda 2063 published by the African Union Commission in which the African aspirations for 2063 are laid out. It includes the call to action.

This paper gives a summary of developments in international policy on basic education and the steps needed to make it more explicit and give it more depth. It is also partly a manual which sets out guidelines for education specialists and policy officials.

Passados três anos da legalização do aborto seguro, através da Lei nº 35/2014 de 31 de Dezembro, que aprova o Código Penal, as mulheres que, por alguma razão, necessitam desses serviços continuam a optar pelos meios clandestinos por falta de acesso a estes serviços. Por outro lado, apesar da acção levada a cabo pelas organizações […]

The SADC Treaty recognises civil society as a key stakeholder in the process of regional development. However, until recently, SADC was almost completely closed to mainstream civil society. The greater part of civil society did not consistently and effectively engage with SADC. This handbook aims to help civil society understand SADC and ultimately improve their […]

This report summarises various research studies on the impact of criminalisation of same-sex sexual acts on the lives of LGBT persons. It draws on the perspectives of LGBT persons to illustrate the impact of criminal laws. Decriminalising consensual adult same-sex sex is a human rights imperative, consistent with Botswana’s international human rights commitments. It is […]

The goal of this policy framework is to contribute to the prevention and management of gender-based violence in order to improve the health and quality of life of women and men and girls and boys in Botswana. The policy framework will support the Ministry of Health in providing strategies and interventions in response to GBV […]

This is PAI’s second annual report, it offers an account and record of the activities of the organisation covering the period of 1 March 2017 through 28 February 2018. It has a been a period of immense growth following an initial period of institution building and consolidation. It reflects that, despite operating in an extremely challenging […]

The Pan Africa International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (PAI) is the Africa regional affiliate of ILGA. PAI is a federation of 72 organisations in Africa working for human rights and equality for LGBTI people. The work of PAI seeks to improve human rights based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. In […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Gaborone, 8 November: With just two elections until 2030, the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the representation of women in the Botswana parliament has increased by just one percentage point from 10% to 11%. A paltry seven women have made it to the Botswana Parliament following the general elections held […]