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Regional

Treaty Signed Ratified* Protocols Reservations Notes
African Charter (1981) 17-Jul-1986 signed 1
Am. Declaration (1948)
Am. Convention (1969)
Arab Charter (2004)
ECHR (1950)
EU Charter [2000 (2009)]

Universal

Treaty Signed Ratified* Protocols Reservations Notes
ICERD (1966) 20-Feb-1974
ICESCR (1966)
ICCPR (1966) 8-Sep-2000 8-Sep-2000

Reservations made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification: “The Government of the Republic of Botswana considers itself bound by: a) Article 7 of the Covenant to the extent that “torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” means torture inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment prohibited by Section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana. b) Article 12 paragraph 3 of the Covenant to the extent that the provisions are compatible with Section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana relating to the imposition of restrictions reasonably required in certain exceptional instances.”

CEDAW (1979) 13-Aug-1996 1
CAT (1984) 8-Sep-2000 8-Sep-2000

Reservation made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification: “The Government of the Republic of Botswana considers itself bound by Article 1 of the Convention to the extent that ‘torture’ means the torture and inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment prohibited by Section 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana.”

CRC (1989) 14-Mar-1995 1; 2

Reservation: “The Government of the Republic of Botswana enters a reservation with regard to the provisions of article 1 of the Convention and does not consider itself bound by the same in so far as such may conflict with the Laws and Statutes of Botswana.”

CPRMW (1990)
CRPD (2006)
ICCPED (2006)

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