Botswana is emerging from a 'national shutdown'. - Unity Dow

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Botswana is emerging from a 'national shutdown'.

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About Unity Dow

Unity Dow (née Diswai, born 23 April 1959) is a Motswana lawyer, human rights activist, specially elected member of parliament, and a writer. She formerly served as a judge on the High Court of Botswana and in various government ministries.

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Alternative Names: Justice Unity Dow
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