{"id":60504,"date":"2026-03-19T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=60504"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:41:34","slug":"laws-and-protections-on-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/factsheets\/laws-and-protections-on-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Laws and protections on ending violence against women and girls in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#001745\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless\">\n            <div class=\"column is-6-tablet\">\n                <div class=\"outer\">\n                    <div class=\"inner left\">\n                        <div class=\"split-post-content\">\n\n                            <div class=\"columns is-multiline is-mobile\">\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <p class=\"date\">19th \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0442 2026<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"title\">Laws and protections on ending violence against women and girls in Botswana<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                <div class=\"columns\">\n                                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                        <div class=\"categories\">\n\n                                            \n                                            \n                                                \n                                                    \n                                   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                                   \n                                        <li>\n                                            <a class=\"QLanchor\" href=\"#key-recommendations\" style=\"color:#001745\">Key recommendations<\/a>\n                                        <\/li>\n\n                                    \n                                <\/ul>\n\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <a name=\"summary\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p>According to UNFPA, over 67% of women in Botswana have experienced abuse. This is over double the global average. However, the 2023 Afrobarometer report suggests that the true extent of GBV may be unknown due to underreporting.<\/p>\n<p>These resources provide a country snapshot on laws and protections on ending violence against women and girls, collated in 2025 to inform Equality Now\u2019s advocacy across Africa.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"two-column-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                <div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-6-desktop is-5-fullhd\" data-aos=\"fade-right\">\n\n                                                                    <a name=\"what's-inside-the-publication?\"><\/a>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"title-block\">\n                            <div class=\"outer\">\n                                <div class=\"inner left\">\n                                    <h2>\n                                        What&#8217;s inside the publication?                                    <\/h2>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                    <ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">International and\u00a0 regional laws ratified\/acceded to, or signed<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">National legislation<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Policy frameworks<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Support mechanisms<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Legal gaps and implementation challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-6-desktop is-5-fullhd is-offset-2-fullhd\" data-aos=\"fade-left\">\n\n                                                                    <a name=\"who's-it-for?\"><\/a>\n                    \n                    \n                        <div class=\"title-block \">\n                            <div class=\"outer\">\n                                <div class=\"inner left\">\n                                    <h2>\n                                        Who&#8217;s it for?                                    <\/h2>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    \n                    <ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">SOAWR members<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Civil society organisations<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Legal professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        <a name=\"key-recommendations\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"takeaways-recommendations-block\">\n    <div class=\"header-bar\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n                    <h2 data-aos=\"fade-right\">Key recommendations<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n                <div class=\"column is-7-tablet is-8-desktop is-9-widescreen\" data-aos=\"fade-left\">\n\n                    \n                        <p>Botswana has taken important legislative steps, including strong penalties for sexual offences and expanding civil protections under the Domestic Violence Act. However, significant legal and implementation gaps continue to undermine protection for women and girls. Strengthening enforcement, closing legal loopholes, and improving survivor-centred services remain urgent priorities.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key recommendations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Criminalise marital rape<\/b> to ensure full protection for women within marriage and intimate partnerships.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthen the Domestic Violence Act<\/b> by introducing criminal sanctions and ensuring consistent enforcement of protection orders.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Address institutional and resource gaps<\/b> by expanding specialised GBV courts, increasing funding for police, shelters, and psychosocial support.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Improve community reporting mechanisms<\/b> by tackling stigma, survivor-blaming attitudes, and low trust in authorities.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enhance training for law enforcement and justice actors<\/b> to improve survivor-centred responses and reduce secondary victimisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Increase 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                 \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-sexual-violence\/\">End sexual violence<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/africa\/\">Africa<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-1024x576.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-8-desktop is-7-widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19.03.2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Laws and protections on ending violence against women and girls in Eastern &amp; Southern Africa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>This collection of factsheets and infographics outlines the laws, protections, implementation challenges, legal gaps, and support mechanisms in 10 select countries in Eastern and Southern Africa related to ending violence against women and girls. Focused on Botswana, Djibouti, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudan, Somaliland, South Sudan, Uganda, and the publications provide key recommendations to strengthen prevention, accountability, and survivor-centred responses across diverse legal and policy contexts.<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/resource\/factsheets\/laws-and-protections-on-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-in-eastern-southern-africa\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/factsheets\/\">Factsheets<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-sexual-violence\/\">End sexual violence<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/africa\/\">Africa<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-1024x576.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This factsheet and infographic outline Botswana\u2019s laws, protections, implementation and legal gaps, and support systems and mechanisms on ending violence against women and girls, and provide key recommendations to strengthen prevention, accountability, and survivor-centred responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","post_tag":[],"resource_type":[239],"law_status":[],"law_type":[],"issue":[49,11,7,19],"region":[13,315],"class_list":["post-60504","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","resource_type-factsheets","issue-achieve-legal-equality","issue-end-harmful-practices","issue-end-sexual-exploitation","issue-end-sexual-violence"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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