Zimbabwe: Criminal charges against LGBTI Organization Employee

2011
SALC worked with the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights(ZLHR) to defend the rights of an employee of the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), Ellen Chademana, who had been accused of possession of pornography, following a raid of GALZ’s offices.
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Zimbabwe: Challenging the NPA's Refusal to Act in Terms of the Rome Statute Act

2011
SALC seeks to review South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) refusal to investigate, with a view to prosecuting, senior Zimbabwean officials for the commission of crimes against humanity.
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Zimbabwe: Defending the Right to Freedom of Expression

2011
SALC is working with the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights in challenging the constitutionality of sections 31 and 33 of the Zimbabwe Criminal Code in the Owen Maseko case, arguing that both provisions violate Maseko's right to freedom of expression and a
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Namibia: Coerced Sterilization of HIV Positive Women

2011
SALC with the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) and the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) are suing the Namibian Government for the coerced sterilization of at least fifteen HIV positive women at public hospitals in Namibia.
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Swaziland: Challenge to the Suppression of Terrorism Act in Swaziland

2011
SALC is supporting a challenge to certain provisions of the Suppression of Terrorism Act in Swaziland which are in violation of freedom of association, assembly and expression and are overbroad. Sections 2, 5, 11, 16(a) and 20(1)(a) in particular go beyon
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Malawi: Strengthening the Writ of Habeas Corpus

2010
SALC is using the writ of habeas corpus to challenge Malawi's authority to detain. The applicant, Mavuto Anthony, has been detained for 5 years without a trial.
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Malawi: Right to Bail for Terminally Ill Remandees

2010
SALC is challenging the fact that terminally ill remandees have no opportunity to provide evidence to an independent arbiter on the state of their health.
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Malawi: Constitutional Challenge to Women's Property Rights

2010
A case brought by Women and Law in Southern Africa-Malawi with the support of SALC, is challenging the common law provision requiring that courts take into account only monetary contribution to property in assessing an individual’s interest in property.
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