Botswana
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Overview
Freedom of expression remained restricted. The government appealed against a groundbreaking High Court ruling decriminalizing consensual same sex relationships. Unemployment remained high at 17.7%, and with a Gini coefficient of 0.52, Botswana’s income inequality is one of the highest in the world.
Death penalty status
Retentionist
Retains the death penalty in law
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Sub-Saharan Africa must protect lives by abolishing the death penalty