Botswana: Freedom of Expression

(asked on 4th July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of freedom of expression in Botswana.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 12th July 2022

Botswana is a stable multi-party democracy and freedom of expression is guaranteed and protected by its Constitution. In their 2022 'Freedom in the World' report, Freedom House assessed Botswana to be a 'free' country.

Reticulating Splines