Unity Dow
- January 10, 2024
- Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Unity Dow |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 23, 1959(1959-04-23) |
| Age | 65 |
| Birthplace | Bechuanaland Protectorate |
| Country | Botswana |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Unity Dow Biography
| Name | Unity Dow |
| Birthday | Apr 23 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | Bechuanaland Protectorate |
| Birth Country | Botswana |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Unity Dow is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on April 23, 1959 in Bechuanaland Protectorate, Botswana. Unity Dow is the only motswana listed under the world recognised feminists for her advocation in women rights from the period of 1940 to present.
Dow earned her acclaim as a lawyer particularly through her stances on women’s rights. She was the plaintiff in a case that allowed the children of women with Botswana citizenship by foreign national fathers to be considered citizens of Batswana (Attorney General of Botswana v Unity Dow (1992). Before this case, according to tradition and prior precedent, nationality only descended from the father. She later became Botswana’s first female High Court judge. She was also co-founder of the first all-female law practice Dow, Malakaila, and was one of the founding members of the women’s organization Emang Basadi.
In 2005, Unity Dow became a member of a UN mission to Sierra Leone to review the domestic application of international women’s human rights. On 13 December 2006, she was one of three judges who ruled on the acclaimed Kgalagadi (San, Bushmen or Basarwa) court decision, concerning the rights of the San to return to their ancestral lands.
Unity Dow has been a Member of a special mission at the invitation of the Rwandan Government and UN special court for Rwanda since 2007. The purpose of this mission is to review the Rwandan Judiciaries preparedness to take over the hearing of the 1994 genocide cases.
In 1991, Unity Dow co-founded the private Baobab Primary School in Gaborone and she co-founded the first AIDS-specific NGO in the country, “AIDS ACTION TRUST.”
Unity Dow Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Unity Dow is one of the richest Writer from Botswana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Unity Dow 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Unity Dow (born 23 April 1959) is a Motswana judge, human rights activist and writer currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation . She came from a rural background that tended toward traditional values. She successfully challenged the law that argued that citizenship was inherited by children from the fathers and not from their mothers. She also went to court to argue that a gay rights group was legal and not unconstitutional in the law of Botswana.
Dow studied law at the University of Botswana and Swaziland (LLB 1983), which included two years spent studying at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Her Western education caused a mixture of respect and suspicion.
Unity Dow served as Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists. She was first elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2009. In 2006 she was also elected to the Executive Committee and subsequently re-elected in 2008. In March 2011 she was elected the Chairperson of the Executive Committee, succeeding Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, India, effective from June 2011 to June 2012.
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On 14 July 2010 Dow was awarded the French Medal of the Légion d’honneur de France by representatives of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy for her human rights activities.
Facts & Trivia
Unity Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Botswana. Unity Dow celebrates birthday on April 23 of every year.
On 6 July 2012 Dow was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as one of three independent experts to conduct a fact-finding mission on how Israel’s West Bank settlements affect Palestinians. A preliminary version of the report was published on 31 January 2013.