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Botswana 2020 Human Rights Report
BOTSWANA 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Botswana is a constitutional, multiparty, republican democracy. Its constitution provides for the indirect election of a president and the popular election of a National Assembly. The Botswana Democratic Party has held a majority in the National Assembly since the nation’s founding in 1966. In October 2019 President Mokgweetsi Masisi won his first full five-year term in an election that was considered free and fair by outside observers. The Botswana Police Service, which reports to the Ministry of Defense, Justice, and Security, has primary responsibility for internal security. The Botswana Defense Force, which reports to the president through the minister of defense, justice, and security, is responsible for external security and has some domestic security responsibilities. The Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services, which reports to the Office of the President, collects and evaluates external and internal intelligence, provides personal protection to high-level government officials, and advises the presidency and government on matters of national security. Civilian authorities maintained effective control over the security forces. Members of the security forces committed some abuses. The National Assembly passed a six-month state of emergency in April and extended it for an additional six months in September. Ostensibly to give the government necessary powers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, the terms of the state of emergency included a ban on the right of unions to strike, limits on free speech related to COVID-19, and restrictions on religious activities. It also served as the basis for three lockdowns that forced most citizens to remain in their homes for several weeks to curb the spread of the virus. -
OSAC Country Security Report Botswana
OSAC Country Security Report Botswana Last Updated: July 28, 2021 Travel Advisory The current U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory at the date of this report’s publication assesses Botswana at Level 4, indicating that travelers should not travel to Botswana due to COVID-19. Review OSAC’s report, Understanding the Consular Travel Advisory System. The Institute for Economics & Peace Global Peace Index 2021 ranks Botswana 41 out of 163 worldwide, rating the country as being at a High state of peace. Crime Environment The U.S. Department of State has assessed Gaborone as being a HIGH-threat location for crime directed at or affecting official U.S. government interests. The U.S. Department of State has not included a Crime “C” Indicator on the Travel Advisory for Botswana. Review the State Department’s Crime Victims Assistance brochure. Crime: General Threat Criminal incidents, particularly crimes of opportunity (e.g., purse snatchings, smash-and-grabs from parked cars and in traffic, residential burglaries), can occur regardless of location. Theft of mobile phones, laptop computers, and other mobile devices are common. Criminals can be confrontational. Criminals often arm themselves with knives or blunt objects (e.g., tools, shovels, bats). Botswana has strict gun-control laws, but criminals reportedly smuggle firearms from neighboring countries where weapons are inexpensive and readily available. A public awareness campaign highlights this issue and requests the public report illegal firearms to the police. Reporting indicates instances of non-violent residential burglaries and violent home invasions. Incidents affect local residents, expatriates, and visitors alike. Robberies and burglaries tend to spike during the holiday seasons. -
HEEL and TOE ONLINE the Official
HEEL AND TOE ONLINE The official organ of the Victorian Race Walking Club 2017/2018 Number 22 27 February 2018 VRWC Preferred Supplier of Shoes, clothes and sporting accessories. Address: RUNNERS WORLD, 598 High Street, East Kew, Victoria (Melways 45 G4) Telephone: 03 9817 3503 Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday: 9:00am to 3:00pm Website: http://www.runnersworld.com.au Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Runners-World/235649459888840 WALKERS OF THE WEEK My Walker of the Week this time around is shared between three of our up and coming young walkers: • Competing in the Tasmanian T&F Championships in Hobart last weekend, 14 year old William Robertson scored a very good double, winning the U16 3000m walk on Saturday in a Tasmanian record of 13:31.89 (a 28 sec PB, beating Matthew Robertson’s 1989 record time of 13:32.2) and winning the U20 5000m walk on Sunday in a 30 sec PB of 24:08.48. This summer has seen a big breakthrough for William who has shot to national prominence. • Also competing in the Tasmanian T&F Championships in Hobart last weekend, 17 year old Alice Randall won the Open Women’s 5000m walk in a 27 sec PB time of 23:59.24. Alice won the U18 5000m walk at the 2017 Australian Junior T&F Championships a year ago and won the Australian U20 10km roadwalk in Wollongong last August, but her times are now in another class. • Competingin the Queensland T&F Championships in Brisbane last weekend, 15 year old Nelson McCutcheon scored his own double, winning the U17 5000m walk on Thursday in a 48 sec PB time of 21:45.01, then backing up on Sunday to win the U10 10,000m walk with an inaugural time of 48:16.40. -
Botswana Country Report-Annex-4 4Th Interim Techical Report
PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS FOR CRIMEPREVENTION BETWEEN THE STATE AND PRIVATE SECURITY PROVIDERS IN BOTSWANA BY MPHO MOLOMO AND ZIBANI MAUNDENI Introduction Botswana stands out as the only African country to have sustained an unbroken record of liberal democracy and political stability since independence. The country has been dubbed the ‘African Miracle’ (Thumberg Hartland, 1978; Samatar, 1999). It is widely regarded as a success story arising from its exploitation and utilisation of natural resources, establishing a strong state, institutional and administrative capacity, prudent macro-economic stability and strong political leadership. These attributes, together with the careful blending of traditional and modern institutions have afforded Botswana a rare opportunity of political stability in the Africa region characterised by political and social strife. The expectation is that the economic growth will bring about development and security. However, a critical analysis of Botswana’s development trajectory indicates that the country’s prosperity has it attendant problems of poverty, unemployment, inequalities and crime. Historically crime prevention was a preserve of the state using state security agencies as the police, military, prisons and other state apparatus, such as, the courts and laws. However, since the late 1980s with the expanded definition of security from the narrow static conception to include human security, it has become apparent that state agencies alone cannot combat the rising levels of crime. The police in recognising that alone they cannot cope with the crime levels have been innovative and embarked on other models of public policing, such as, community policing as a public society partnership to combat crime. To further cater for the huge demand on policing, other actors, which are non-state actors; in particular private security firms have come in, especially in the urban market and occupy a special niche to provide a service to those who can afford to pay for it. -
Criminal Background Check Procedures
Shaping the future of international education New Edition Criminal Background Check Procedures CIS in collaboration with other agencies has formed an International Task Force on Child Protection chaired by CIS Executive Director, Jane Larsson, in order to apply our collective resources, expertise, and partnerships to help international school communities address child protection challenges. Member Organisations of the Task Force: • Council of International Schools • Council of British International Schools • Academy of International School Heads • U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Schools • Association for the Advancement of International Education • International Schools Services • ECIS CIS is the leader in requiring police background check documentation for Educator and Leadership Candidates as part of the overall effort to ensure effective screening. Please obtain a current police background check from your current country of employment/residence as well as appropriate documentation from any previous country/countries in which you have worked. It is ultimately a school’s responsibility to ensure that they have appropriate police background documentation for their Educators and CIS is committed to supporting them in this endeavour. It is important to demonstrate a willingness and effort to meet the requirement and obtain all of the paperwork that is realistically possible. This document is the result of extensive research into governmental, law enforcement and embassy websites. We have tried to ensure where possible that the information has been obtained from official channels and to provide links to these sources. CIS requests your help in maintaining an accurate and useful resource; if you find any information to be incorrect or out of date, please contact us at: [email protected]. -
2016 Olympic Games Statistics
2016 Olympic Games Statistics – Women’s 20Km Walk by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in Rio de Janeiro: 1) Will Liu Hong become first World Junior Champion to win both World Champ and Olympic at W20Km Walk? Summary Page: All time performance list at the Olympics Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 1:25:02 Elena Lashmanova RUS 1 London 2012 2 2 1:25:16 Qieyang Shenjie CHN 2 London 2012 3 3 1:26:00 Liu Hong CHN 3 London 2012 4 4 1:26:26 Anisya Kirdyapkina RUS 4 London 2012 5 5 1:26:31 Olga Kaniskina RUS 1 Beijing 2008 6 6 1:27:07 Kjersti Plätzer NOR 2 Beijing 2008 Slowest winning time: 1:29:12 by Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) in 2004 Margin of Victory Difference Winning time Name Nat Venue Year Max 36 sec 1:26:31 Olga Kaniskina RUS Beijing 2008 Min 4 sec 1:29:12 Athanasia Tsoumeleka GRE Athinai 2004 Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Time Name Nat Venue Year 1 1:25:02 Elena Lashmanova RUS London 2012 1:26:31 Olga Kaniskina RUS Beijing 2008 2 1:25:16 Qieyang Shenjie CHN London 2012 1:27:07 Kjersti Plätzer NOR Beijing 2008 3 1:26:00 Liu Hong CHN London 2012 1:27:12 Elisa Rigaudo ITA Beijing 2008 4 1:26:26 Anisya Kirdyapkina RUS London 2012 1:27:17 Liu Hong CHN Beijing 2008 Multiple Medalists: Kjersti Tysse Plätzer (NOR): 2000 Silver, 2008 Silver All time performance list at the Olympics Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 1:25:02 Elena Lashmanova RUS 1 London 2012 2 2 1:25:16 Qieyang Shenjie CHN 2 London 2012 3 3 1:26:00 Liu Hong CHN 3 London 2012 4 4 1:26:26 Anisya Kirdyapkina RUS 4 London -
Botswana MODERATE ADVANCEMENT
Botswana MODERATE ADVANCEMENT In 2016, Botswana made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The Government’s Orphan Care Program provided 29,828 orphans with meals and subsidized the cost of school. In addition, the Government continued its Stay-in-School Program, which trains teachers and social workers on how to talk to parents about the importance of education. However, children in Botswana perform dangerous tasks in cattle herding. Key gaps remain in the country’s legal framework, including the lack of minimum age for compulsory education and insufficient prohibitions for hazardous work. In addition, social programs do not always reach intended child labor victims, especially those engaged in domestic work and cattle herding. I. PREVALENCE AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD LABOR Although research is limited, there is evidence that children in Botswana perform dangerous tasks in cattle herding.(1-3) Table 1 provides key indicators on children’s work and education in Botswana. Data on some of these indicators are not available from the sources used in this report. Table 1. Statistics on Children’s Work and Education Children Age Percent tŽƌŬŝŶŐ;йĂŶĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶͿ 5 to 14 Unavailable ƩenĚinŐ ^ĐŚool ;йͿ 5 to 14 Unavailable oŵbininŐ toƌŬ anĚ ^ĐŚool ;йͿ 5 to 14 Unavailable WƌiŵaƌLJ oŵƉleƟon Zate ;йͿ 99.7 ^ŽƵƌĐĞĨŽƌƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƌĂƚĞ͗ĂƚĂĨƌŽŵϮϬϭϯ͕ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJhE^K/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌ^ƚĂƟƐƟĐƐ͕ϮϬϭϲ͘;4Ϳ ĂƚĂǁĞƌĞƵŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨƌŽŵhŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐtŽƌŬWƌŽũĞĐƚ͛ƐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ϮϬϭϲ͘;5Ϳ Based on a review of available information, -
Female Staff Associations in the Security Sector: Agents of Change?”
Inventory of Female Staff Associations Reviewed for the Occasional Paper “Female Staff Associations in the Security Sector: Agents of Change?” Geneva, August, 2011 Inventory of Female Staff Associations Reviewed for the Occasional Paper “Female Staff Associations in the Security Sector: Agents of Change?” Geneva, August 2011 This document is a companion to the DCAF Occasional Paper “Female Staff Associations in the Security Sector: Agents of Change?“ and provides additional background information on all the associations referenced in the paper. About the author Ruth Montgomery is a Canadian policing and criminal justice consultant. She has over 30 years of experience leading police, justice and public safety development and education initiatives nationally and internationally. Ruth retired as a Superintendent from the Edmonton Police Service after 27 years of service and established a consulting firm. She has directed policing and public safety policy and process development initiatives, conducted applied research, and has designed, developed and facilitated educational programmes. Many of her efforts have focused on leadership and management development, and on improving services and support for women. Editor: Kathrin Quesada, Gender and Security Project Coordinator, DCAF Copyright © 2011 by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Cover images (from left to right): Japanese junior officers from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) during a wreath ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 9, 2010 © Sgt. Cohen A. Young; Seaman Writer Kim-Jade Martin from HMAS Tobruk meets a Papua New Guinean boy at a small coastal villiage in Rabaul during Pacific Partnership September 8, 2010 © Australian Department of Defence; Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm personnel parade of RAF Cottesmore in Rutland March 31, 2011 © Cpl Fran McKay. -
The Security Sector in Southern Africa
ISS MONOGRAPH 174 Th is monograph is a study of the security sector in six Southern African countries, namely Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. It highlights the strengths and challenges of the various institutions that make Th e security sector up the security sector, including defence, police, Cette monographie est une étude portant sur le prisons, intelligence, private security, oversight secteur de sécurité dans six pays d’Afrique australe, bodies and the policy and legal frameworks in Southern Africa à savoir le Botswana, la République Démocratique under which they operate. Th e monograph THE SECURITY SECTOR IN SOUTHERN AFRICA du Congo, le Lesotho, le Mozambique, l’Afrique represents an attempt to provide baseline data du Sud et le Zimbabwe. Elle fait le point sur les on the security institutions in the region so that forces et les faiblesses des diverses institutions formant le secteur de sécurité à savoir la défense, la we can better determine where security sector police, les prisons, les renseignements, la sécurité reform measures are needed. Th e functioning privée, les agences de surveillance de même que of national security institutions is enhanced by les cadres politiques et légaux qui les régissent. the their harmonization at a regional level. Th e La monographie constitue une tentative de monograph therefore begins with an overview fournir des données de base sur les institutions of SADC’s Organ of Politics, Defence and de sécurité de la région afi n de nous permettre Security Cooperation. de mieux déterminer les domaines dans lesquels la réforme est nécessaire. -
First Sarpcco Un Police Officers Trainers Clinic Ptc, Maseru, Lesotho 29 October – 10 November 2007
1 FIRST SARPCCO UN POLICE OFFICERS TRAINERS CLINIC PTC, MASERU, LESOTHO 29 OCTOBER – 10 NOVEMBER 2007 The first ever SARPCCO UNPOC Trainers Clinic took place at the Police Training College, Maseru, Lesotho, from 29 October to 10 November 2007. The SARPCCO UNPOC was instituted in 1997 as a collaborative support between the Training for Peace (TfP) Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), following the onset of democracy in South Africa in 1994. The main purpose of the UNPOC training then, as now, is to build the capacity of the member states of SARPCCO and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region in building and enhancing the capacity for peace operations mandated by the regional organisation, the AU and the UN. In this regard, the course was originally presented as a normal course for rank and file police officers. In recent years, however, the course has been targeted against trainers from training institutions or managers of training from the member states of SARPCCO, or as pre-deployment training, in addition to its presentation for the standby police contributions of the member states to the emerging SADC Standby Force. In an effort to improve on the effectiveness of the course, the SARPCCO Training Sub-Committee in 2006 accepted the recommendation to institutionalise quality assurance measures. These measures consisted of pre-course and assimilation/progress tests on all aspects of the course. The results of the tests and the assessment of topical presentations by the participants serve as a rough tool to gauge the performance and training skills competence of the participants. -
16Th African Athletics Championships
DAILY PROGRAM PROGRAMME DU JOUR STARTING LISTS LISTES DE DÉPART RESULTS RÉSULTATS MEDALS TABLE TABLEAU DES MEDAILLES DATA PROCESSING: MICROPLUS INFORMATICA – www.microplus.it 17th CAA Safaricom African Senior Athletics Championships Daily Program 01/08/2010 Liste des Competitions du jour 01/08/2010 HOUR EVENT CATEGORY ROUND HEAT HEURE COMPETITION CATEGORIE TOUR SERIE 7:00 20 Km Walk - Marche 20 Km Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale 8:50 20 Km Walk - Marche 20 Km Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:00 3000 m Steeple Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:05 High Jump - Hauteur Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:10 Javelin Throw - Javelot Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:20 Triple Jump - Triple saut Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:30 400 m Hurdles - Haies Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:40 Shot Put - Poids Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 14:45 200 m Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 15:00 200 m Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale 15:15 800 m Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 15:30 5000 m Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale 15:55 1500 m Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale 16:15 4 x 400 Relay - Relais Women - Dames Final - Finale Final - Finale 16:30 4 x 400 Relay - Relais Men - Hommes Final - Finale Final - Finale Nairobi (KEN) Nyayo Stadium, 28th July - 1st August 2010 PRO-ASM.9.4.1 / 1 Timing by TimeTronics - www.timetronics.be - Data Processing by MicroPlus - www.microplus.it (Printed at 31/07/2010 at 17:20) 17th CAA Safaricom African Senior Athletics Championships Starting List Liste de Départ ORD BIB SURNAME & NAME NAT YOB REG P.BEST ORD DOS NOM ET PRENOM NAT ANNEE REG MEILL. -
FULL AUST WALK RESULTS 2006-2007.Pdf
2006 / 2007 THE RACEWALKING YEAR IN REVIEW COMPLETE VICTORIAN RESULTS MAJOR AUSTRALIAN AND MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RESULTS Tim Erickson 25 February 2010 1 Table of Contents INTERNATIONAL RESULTS ASIAN GAMES RACEWALKS, THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER 2006 ................................................................................ 4 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL, SYDNEY, 17-21 JAN 2007 ................................................................. 5 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, ROUND 1, NAUCALPAN, MEXICO, SATURDAY 10 MARCH 12007 ....... 6 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, SHENZHEN, CHINA, 24-25 MARCH 2007 ................................................... 8 26TH DUDINCE 50 KM WALKING CARNIVAL, SLOVAKIA, SATURDAY 24 MARCH 2007 ............................... 10 IAAF RACEWALKING GRAND PRIX, RIO MAIOR, PORTUGAL, SATURDAY 14 APRIL 2007 ........................... 12 7TH EUROPEAN CUP RACE WALKING, ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA, SUNDAY 20 MAY 2007 .......................... 13 IAAF RACE WALKING CHALLENGE, LA CORUNA, SPAIN, 2 JUNE 2007 ............................................................ 17 RUSSIAN RACEWALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS, CHEBOKSARY, RUSSIA, SUNDAY 17 JUNE 2007 ................... 19 2007 IAAF RACEWALKING GRAND PRIX, KRAKOW, POLAND, JUNE 23, 2007 ................................................. 20 5TH WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC, 11-15 JULY 2007 .............................. 22 6TH EUROPEAN UNDER 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS, DEBRECEN, HUNGARY, 12-15 JULY 2007 ............................ 24 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, HENGELO, THE NETHERLANDS,