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The African Youth Charter;
The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally
Displaced Persons in Africa;
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance;
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights
of Older Persons in Africa;
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities in Africa;
The Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families;
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights Aiming for the Abolition of the Death Penalty;
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its
Optional Protocol; and
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional
Protocol.
Adoption of legislative or other measures to give effect to the African Charter
60. Botswana should:
i. Expedite the revision and enactment of the following laws and policies to enhance
enjoyment of human rights:
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The Ombudsman Act, to confer a human rights mandate on the Office of
Ombudsman;
The Prisons Act, relating to visitation rights;
A law a on the rights of persons with disability;
Enact the Bill on Declaration of Assets; and
Enact the Education and Training Bill.
ii. Finalize the process of turning the Ombudsman’s Office into a hybrid institution
with functions specifically dedicated to the promotion and protection of human
rights, in compliance with the Principles relating to the Status of National
Institutions (the Paris Principles).
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
Equality
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