BONELA

27th March- BONELA spoke on intellectual property rights with a specific focus on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), its flexibilities and how they may be used to increased access to medicines by developing and low income countries.

20th March- BONELA launched a discussion on intellectual property rights and access to medicines. On this particular interview, BONELA introduced the topic of patents and their connection to medicines.

On  the 31st of October BONELA engaged on a discussion on the rights of adolescents and young women in Botswana, in this interview BONELA highlighted  integral part that that they play in instilling and sensitizing young adolescents in Botswana on their rights, looking at their current environment, gearing towards their future. These sensitizations happen through workshops facilitated by BONELA in various schools in Palapye, Francistown, Tutume and Boteti respectively

BONELA on the 30th October 2019 talked about disability rights and its Programmes that cater for people living with disability and awareness for their rights.

Following a decision by the South African courts to ban corporal punishment, on 25th September 2019 BONELA was on Gabz FM talking about the harm of corporal  punishment and the need; in the interest of protecting children and ensuring the survival, development and participation, for Batswana to start considering alternative disciplinary measures. 

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and Human Rights (BONELA) with the support of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM) is implementing a project titled “Promotion, Protection and Fulfillment of Health rights of People with Disabilities in Botswana”. The project objectives include among others;

Using a rights based framework to identify gaps and barriers that hinder the enjoyment of the right to health of People With Disabilities (PWDs) in Botswana and conducting human rights civic education and awareness in order to create an increased access to available social, health and legal services for PWDs.

To achieve these objectives, BONELA has been conducting participatory community dialogues and campaigns in three major districts (Gaborone, Palapye and Francistown) to facilitate advocacy initiatives on matters such as Social rights, GBV, Stigma and discrimination and other issues dealing with PWD.

In furtherance of the above, BONELA conducted a 15 minute interview on RB2 talking about the community dialogues that have been happening in the Francistown District with PWDs dealing with the issues mentioned above.

On the 10th and 11th July 2019, BONELA, through the support of Save the Children International was in Bobonong conducting a community dialogue and campaign so as to understand and gain an appreciation of children's rights in the village. BONELA found that the prevailing child rights violations are defilement and child neglect. Parents, Guardians, Teachers, Social Workers, Police and the community at large, lets work together to ensure the promotion, protection and fulfillment of children's rights.    

03 June 2019; BONELA on RB2 sharing on key learnings from engagements with stakeholders and the community in Selebi Phikwe. Children have been neglected on mine property - leading to child headed households, and children are being sexually violated. Let's band together to end child rights abuses!!

30 May 2019; BONELA on RB2 discussing interventions in Selebi Phikwe aimed at addressing child negligence and child sexual abuse