UN office condemns GBV

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The United Nations (UN) in Botswana has condemned the recent spate of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country.

This is follows the recent incident in which a woman was brutally killed and beheaded in Tlokweng, which is among numerous other incidents of rape and murder that have taken place across the country.

In a press statement from the Office of UN Resident Coordinator, the UN said that although the Botswana government has taken measures to develop laws, policies and programmes to respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), it remains one of the most prevalent human-rights violations in the country.

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