African states are worst violators of human rights � Part 1
Friday, November 24, 2017
Of recent I have been visiting your country regularly, undertaking several and diverse missions as a servant of the law. My singular task is to set the context of your conference by giving an overview of the state of human rights in Africa.
It is a sad reality of our time that human rights, although codified in our Constitutions, and supplemented in many international and regional instruments our governments have ratified are honoured more in breach; our governments, including ourselves as individuals, have not fully embraced the humanity of every person, in our daily interaction with each other, even as we openly acknowledge that human rights accrue to all persons equally.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...