Alice Bahumi Mogwe was born on 14 February 1961 and is a Motswana activist and lawyer.
10 Facts About Alice Mogwe
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Alice Mogwe is the founder and director of the human rights organization Ditshwanelo.
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Alice Mogwe began university in South Africa during apartheid at the University of Cape Town.
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Alice Mogwe is known for having organized legal fights against death penalty cases and against the deportation of refugees.
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Alice Mogwe founded and worked with various other civil society organizations in Botswana, including the Domestic Workers' Foundation and the Botswana Labor Migrants Association.
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Alice Mogwe has worked as an election observer in Botswana and as co-chair of Tanzania Elections Watch.
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In 2019, Alice Mogwe was elected president of the International Federation for Human Rights, a major nongovernmental human rights federation and watchdog group.
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Alice Mogwe was the first woman from Sub-Saharan Africa to lead the organization.
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Alice Mogwe had previously served as deputy secretary-general, then secretary-general of the organization.
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Alice Mogwe has served two terms on the board of International Service for Human Rights.