NGO Silent Amid Human Rights Violations
Ditshwanelo, the Botswana Centre for Human Rights, once outspoken human rights watchdog, has remained ‘extremely’ reticent in the face of obvious government abuses.
According to an editorial on Mmegi Online, while there is nothing wrong with Ditshwanelo hosting other nations' civil rights organisations, as it recently did with the Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition for Zimbabwe, “it is our belief that the NGO should be more worried about events at home.”
Ditshwanelo remained silent even when the future of thousands of schoolchildren is in jeopardy and when police used excessive force on people during the recent public service strike, even on helpless women and children.
To read the article titled, “Where is Ditshwanelo?,” click here.
According to an editorial on Mmegi Online, while there is nothing wrong with Ditshwanelo hosting other nations' civil rights organisations, as it recently did with the Botswana Civil Society Solidarity Coalition for Zimbabwe, “it is our belief that the NGO should be more worried about events at home.”
Ditshwanelo remained silent even when the future of thousands of schoolchildren is in jeopardy and when police used excessive force on people during the recent public service strike, even on helpless women and children.
To read the article titled, “Where is Ditshwanelo?,” click here.
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Mmegi Online
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