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AT ONE GLANCE<\/span>Legal Aid Botswana<\/u>

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ACCESS TO JUSTICE<\/span>ABOUT LEGAL AID BOTSWANA<\/u>

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LEGAL AID BOTSWANA (LAB) is a statutory body corporate that was established on the 1st January 2015 by an Act of Parliament being the Legal Aid Act CAP 16:02, hereinafter the \u2018Act\u2019. Affiliated to the new Ministry of Justice as a parastatal<\/p>\n

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Date of commencement of the Act is on the 1st January 2015. This Act sets out the full mandate, objectives, general functions, powers, and constitution of the
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The objectives of Legal Aid Botswana are to provide legal advice, legal representation and legal education on legal matters to indigent persons.<\/p>\n

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At present, Legal Aid Botswana currently does not provide the following matters.<\/strong><\/p>\n