65. Botswana should appoint an institution responsible for ensuring provision of training to all judges and judicial officers, in accordance with the Commission’s Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa. Freedom of expression and access to information 66. Botswana should: i. Revise the Cybercrime and Related Crimes Act to ensure that the law is in line with the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa and does not impose restrictions on the freedom of expression; ii. Repeal criminal defamation laws which impede freedom of speech in accordance with the Commission’s Resolution ACHPR/Res.169 (XLVIII)10 on Repealing Criminal Defamation Laws in Africa; iii. Amend the Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority Act to explicitly allow the licensing and regulation of community broadcasters and produce policies to that effect as well as initiate public awareness of community broadcasting and its benefits; iv. Amend the Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) Act to provide for the regulation of the state broadcaster and consider transforming the state broadcaster into a public service broadcaster; v. Enact a Freedom of Information Act which reflects international best practice. Freedom of association and assembly 67. Botswana should initiate legislative and other measures to promote and protect the rights of Human Rights Defenders, in conformity with the African Charter, the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the Kigali and Grand Bay Declarations, in addition to other regional and international human rights instruments which guarantee the right to freedom of association and assembly. The right to participate in the conduct of public affairs 68. Botswana should enact equality legislation or policy and affirmative action programmes aimed at encouraging the political participation of women, persons with disabilities and ethnic minorities in efforts to increase their representation in various organs of government, especially political bodies such as parliament. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS 69. Botswana should enact enabling legislation for the promotion and protection of socioeconomic rights, in order to ensure justiciability in accordance with the African Charter. The right to work 18