Anti-Human Trafficking (Amendment) Act 2018

Country	Botswana
Year	2018
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Trafficking

Brief Description

The Anti-Human Trafficking (Amendment) Act of 2018 revised the definition of exploitation and increased fines and prison sentences for human trafficking offences. It included obtaining material or financial benefit as a result of trafficking a punishable offence (Section 3).

Source of Information

Botswana's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.9

For more information: Anti-Human Trafficking (Amendment) Act 2018