128.44
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Include provisions of international human rights treaties ratified by Botswana in national legislation, in order to ensure their applicability in courts and administrative organs
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
129.41
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Abolish the practice of corporal punishment by introducing appropriate changes to legislation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
128.58
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Take effective measures to prevent trafficking in human beings and to rehabilitate victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
128.73
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt legislative and normative acts to ensure the right of all children to acquire citizenship and ensure that no child is born stateless
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
137.190
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Pay in-depth attention to strengthening the health-care system; in particular, prevent the spread of infectious diseases
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
137.88
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Pursue its work to enhance the capacity of bodies in charge of prohibition of torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
127.52
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Africa (African Group)
- Recommendation
Broaden access to emergency obstetric care, improve midwifery training for medical personnel and consider increasing resources assigned to maternal health
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Women's rights
141.62
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Establish a relevant monitoring mechanism to enhance the effectiveness of the implementation of the National Tolerance Programme
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
141.190
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- Asia (Asian Group)
- Recommendation
Accord special attention to promoting participation of women in public life through the implementation of National Vision 2021
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
105.22
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the appropriate investigation into cases of torture and cruel treatment of persons deprived of their liberty and bring the perpetrators to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment
105.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure that the perpetrators of trafficking in human beings are brought to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
114.162
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Intensify the work at the legislative level regarding the protection of children from violence and ensure timely identification and prevention of cruel treatment of children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
114.50
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt a law punishing discriminatory and racist statements made in public or in the media against representatives of national minorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
114.99
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to reform the judicial branch and to enhance the effectiveness of the work of the Prosecutor’s Office and the level of professional capacity of its staff
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
105.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt additional measures for the identification, adequate protection and rehabilitation of the victims of human trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
114.186
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Make efforts to increase the access of the Roma to education, the labour market and health-care services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Labour rights
- Minority rights
- Right to education
- Right to health
105.23
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the provision of the necessary professional training for law enforcement officers in order to prevent torture and cruel treatment of detainees and prisoners
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
113.60
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Continue the work in the area of combating discrimination against national minorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
- Racial discrimination
113.56
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Continue to strengthen legislative mechanisms on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
114.101
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Adopt legislative measures to include proportional punishment for illegal and cruel treatment of detainees and prisoners
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
114.102
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to identify and prevent the activities of criminal groups using children in illegal businesses, including prostitution and pornography
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
105.126
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the proportional representation of the national minorities in the public sector at the national and local levels
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Minority rights
105.127
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- EEG (Eastern European Group)
- Recommendation
Take additional measures to ensure equal access for members of national minorities, including the Roma population, to education, health-care services and the labour market
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Migrants
- Minority rights
- Right to education
106.85
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Continue the work to combat human trafficking, including by developing a plan of action to combat trafficking in human beings, as well as by identifying victims and providing them with rehabilitation services
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
106.99
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of hate speech in the media and on the Internet
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Racial discrimination
118.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Refrain from the practice of arbitrary detentions and prevent cases of the use of torture in places of deprivation of liberty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- Torture and other CID treatment
145.167
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Take measures to ensure the freedoms of expression, of opinion and of the media, guaranteeing the right of journalists to protect their sources
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
145.235
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Ensure the impartial investigation of allegations of sexual abuse of children by French military officers during Operation Sangaris
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International humanitarian law
- Rights of the Child
145.260
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
Promote the right of representatives of regional language groups and minorities and of indigenous people in the overseas territories to use their mother tongue
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
118.216
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 29 - January 2018<
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
- Recommendation
End illegal settlements construction of Jewish population and transfer of Jewish population into the occupied Palestinian territory
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International humanitarian law