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SALC in the News: The Right to Cervical Cancer Services in Southern Africa

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in sub-Saharan Africa and is a leading cause of death in women in southern Africa. The disease is a prime example of global inequality in health. Mortality from cervical cancer in developed countries is substantially lower than in developing nations because …» Read More

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Zambia: Update on trial of two men accused of “carnal knowledge against the order of nature”

On 10 and 11 June 2013 the prosecution led its first four witnesses in the » Read More

An Exciting Week in Court for SALC: Freedom of Expression, the Right to Equality, Refugee Law and International Criminal Law

SALC will be in the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the South Gauteng High Court, » Read More

ZAMBIA HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS: UPDATE FROM THE COURTROOM

On Monday, the Zambia High Court heard arguments in Mwanza and Another v Attorney General, » Read More

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SALC in the News: The Right to Cervical Cancer Services in Southern Africa

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in sub-Saharan Africa and is a leading cause of death in women in southern Africa. The disease is a prime example of global inequality in health. Mortality from cervical cancer in developed countries is substantially lower than in developing nations because …» Read More

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SALC in the News: Courts Signal a Sea Change for Women in Africa

This month in Botswana, four elderly sisters get to breathe a sigh of relief. Due to a bombshell judgment from the Botswana High Court, they were able to stave off an eviction from their home by other family members. These women are not unique. Throughout southern Africa, women are dispossessed …» Read More