Botswana
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Overview
The right to freedom of expression continued to be restricted. Asylum-seekers whose asylum claims were rejected continued to face detention. A landmark ruling in the Lobatse High Court upheld the rights of transgender people. Two men were sentenced to death.
Death penalty status
Retentionist
Retains the death penalty in law
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