Bot­swana moves closer to rat­i­fy­ing key human rights cov­en­ants

Published: 21/Oct/2025
Source: The Monitor (Gaborone)

The Gov­ern­ment of Bot­swana has reaf­firmed its com­mit­ment to rat­i­fy­ing key inter­na­tional cov­en­ants focused on human rights, includ­ing the Inter­na­tional Cov­en­ant on Eco­nomic, Social, and Cul­tural Rights (ICESCR) and the 1961 Con­ven­tion on the Reduc­tion of State­less­ness.

Speak­ing on Fri­day at the clos­ing cere­mony of a national con­sulta­tion work­shop held in Gabor­one, Act­ing Per­man­ent Sec­ret­ary in the Min­istry of Justice and Cor­rec­tional Ser­vices, Mof­fat Lub­inda, con­firmed that the coun­try is advan­cing efforts to rat­ify the two inter­na­tional agree­ments.

Speak­ing on Fri­day at the clos­ing cere­mony of a national con­sulta­tion work­shop held in Gabor­one, Act­ing Per­man­ent Sec­ret­ary in the Min­istry of Justice and Cor­rec­tional Ser­vices, Mof­fat Lub­inda, con­firmed that the coun­try is advan­cing efforts to rat­ify the two inter­na­tional agree­ments.

“Bot­swana will move ahead in hon­our­ing its under­tak­ing. The coun­try holds dearly to heart the oblig­a­tions pro­mul­gated by UN mem­ber states and the res­ult­ing bene­fits of rat­i­fy­ing the eco­nomic, social, and cul­tural human rights cov­en­ants and acces­sion to the 1961 Con­ven­tion on the Reduc­tion of State­less­ness,” he said.

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Themes: International standards, Statelessness
Regions: Botswana
Year: 2025