Botswana Impressive on Civil Liberties But Other Indices Must Improve
Monday, February 01, 2016
Indeed this should come as a moral booster to those entrusted with ensuring that civil liberties in Botswana are nourished, promoted and protected, from democratic institutions to law enforcement agencies, and to the peace loving public of Botswana.
Civil liberty is perhaps the most important indicator of a functioning democracy as it indicates the state of peace, human rights respect, freedom of choice and association, and generally living without fear. This is perhaps the ultimate goal of humanity.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...