President Duma Boko’s carefully curated image as a human rights crusader is cracking under international pressure as the UN Committee Against Torture puts him on the spot for his deafening silence on Botswana’s death penalty.
Once a fierce critic of capital punishment, President Boko’s sudden silence since taking office has left Human rights advocacy group Ditshwanelo questioning whether power has muted principle.
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