The threat to our existence was in violation of one of the pillars for the existence of any human being according to Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person."
We fled from regimes that have no respect for our lives, regimes that do not value such Articles as Article 3 and as such we sought political asylum in Botswana. Botswana, like any other country, has the right to pick what person it might want and say no to any person. Some of us have been in this country for more than 12 years. We are approximately 45 in this category. We are not allowed to work, we are not allowed to leave Dukwi Refugee camp thus no freedom of movement, we are not allowed to enroll to any tertiary education, we are not permitted to question UNHCR on our future, we are not allowed to inform higher government offices of our sufferings etc yet UNHCR still thinks that we are very ok.
