Botswana

  • LGBT Rights

    In the past eight months, three African court decisions—in Botswana, Kenya and Zambia—have asserted basic freedoms in the face of popular prejudice and discriminatory laws. These cases represent significant progress on human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and have broader implications with regard to countries' obligations to uphold basic rights for marginalized or unpopular groups. 

    Commentary

    Africa Rulings Move LGBT Rights Forward

  • LGBT Rights

    (Nairobi) – The Botswana High Court, in a groundbreaking decision, ruled on November 14, 2014, that members of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights group could formally register their organization, Human Rights Watch said today.

    News Release

    Botswana: High Court Upholds Basic Freedoms

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  • Policy Paralysis

    A Call for Action on HIV/AIDS-Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa

  • More Than a Name:

    State-Sponsored Homophobia and its Consequences in Southern Africa

  • Second Class Citizens

    Discrimination Against Women Under Botswana’s Citizenship Act