Govt, UN clash with NGO group

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) NGOs Group, comprising of Botswana Council of Non–Governmental organisations (BOCONGO), DITSHWANELO, Kuru Family of Organisations, LeGaBiBo, MISA Botswana and Rainbow Identity Association‘s main contention is that the government and the UN have sidelined them as evidenced by their recent exclusion from three international benchmarking missions.

The government and the civil society have been working tirelessly behind closed doors to respond to international calls for the production of a Comprehensive Human Rights Strategy and National Action Plan (CHRSNAP).