No legal protection for people with disabilities � Majang

Representative from the Botswana Federation of Disabled People (BOFOD), Boikhutso Majang says people with disabilities have no legal protection either from government or the police despite being prone to abuse.

Speaking at a media briefing hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs (MLHA) in Gaborone recently, Majang said women and children with disabilities face abuse, but it was hard for their cases to be resolved due to the disabilities they face.

“As a person who has a challenge, I would like to talk about challenges that people with disabilities  face because the truth is, ‘setlhako se fisa mong’ (nobody can know a situation unless they are in it).

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