botswana

Botswana: High Court challenge to refusal to register LGBT organisation

4 April, 2013

In March 2013, fourteen individuals filed a case before the High Court of Botswana, asking the court to review the decision by the Director of Civil and National Registration and the Minister of Labour and Home Affairs to refuse to register the organisation Lesbians, Gays and Bi-sexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO). The …» Read More

Botswana: Health Bill controversy…

14 December, 2012

Weekend PostTefo Pheage Parliament is divided on whether to pass the Health Bill or not. Some Members of Parliament have expressed concern that the Bill needs further consultation while the executive feels that the Bill must pass before the conclusion of this Parliament. Some in the civil society have also …» Read More

SALC’s Guest Blog Post at Open Society Foundations

26 November, 2012

Check out SALC’s Deputy Director’s guest blog post at the Open Society Foundations‘ blog on the recent women’s rights victory in Botswana.

Botswana: Women’s Inheritance Rights Under Customary Law

13 November, 2012

SALC supported a case in Botswana before the High Court challenging a customary law rule which provides only for male inheritance of the family home.The case was an appeal from a decision of the Customary Court of Appeal finding that under customary law, women could not inherit the family home …» Read More

SALC in the News: Courts Signal a Sea Change for Women in Africa

5 November, 2012

This month in Botswana, four elderly sisters get to breathe a sigh of relief. Due to a bombshell judgment from the Botswana High Court, they were able to stave off an eviction from their home by other family members. These women are not unique. Throughout southern Africa, women are dispossessed …» Read More