2014 STATE OF NATION (39) HUMAN RIGHTS 169. Madam Speaker, Government is committed to implementing its obligations under the international human rights instruments it is party to, and the promotion of the rights of its citizens. We have taken the decision to establish an institution that will address issues of human rights. In this connection legislation amending the Ombudsman Act and establishing a hybrid institution that will address issue of maladministration and human rights will in the near future be brought to the National Assembly. 170. We have decided to develop a Comprehensive Human Rights Strategy and National Action Plan to address the commitments Botswana has undertaken under the various human rights treaty bodies and the Universal Periodic Review mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council. 171. Madam Speaker, Botswana was re-elected to the Human Rights Council for the period 2015 – 2017. We will further serve as the Council’s Vice Chair in 2015. In these developments we enjoyed the support of the African member states. We shall continue to use our membership to the Council to support initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of women, children, human rights defenders, civil and political rights as well as accountability for human rights violations in countries such as Syria, North Korea and Sudan, to mention some. #SONA
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