Ombudsman toothless on human rights abuses

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A document on National Human Rights Institutions in eastern and southern Africa has suggested that Botswana’s Office of the Ombudsman lacks the capacity to deal with issues concerning the promotion and protection of human rights.

The study published recently by the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) is titled the Compendium of documents on National Human Rights Institutions in eastern and southern Africa.

The document provides an overview of NHRIs in eastern and southern Africa and to a large extent by the internationally agreed-upon Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions, referred to as the Paris Principles.

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