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born 1959 Botswana

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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Action often starts with conversations.

I am a firm believer in honest debate.

My legacy is to challenge myself.

No culture can remain isolated.

'ultimately about a people demanding dignity and respect.

I take my right to think... very seriously.

For me it’s about striking a balance between remaining true to ourselves... and also about changing as a result of that interaction

We need to be bold and brave and to demand, of all our members of parliament, men and women, to initiate and/or support... legislative reforms.

Batswana are too smart not to see these fake accounts for what they are – weapons against free speech, weapons against dissent, weapons against accountability, weapons against democracy and ultimately weapons against Botswana.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Unity Dow (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.