Botswana

Background information about Botswana:

• BBC country profile: Botswana
• Governments on the WWW: Botswana
• politicalresources.net: Botswana
• allAfrica.com: Botswana
• OHCHR country page on Botswana
• UPR documentation on Botswana

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Universal Periodic Review

Botswana was examined under the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 3rd session of the UPR Working Group (1-15 December 2008).

• UPR documentation on Botswana, including outcome report

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Treaty Bodies

Forthcoming

Recent

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Botswana was examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - at its 45th session, 18 January - 5 February 2010 in Geneva.

• Concluding Observations

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Special Procedures

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples concludes visit to Botswana - press release, 27 March 2009

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Other Information/Comments

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