Promoting Human Rights & Rule of Law in South Africa
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An Exciting Week in Court for SALC: Freedom of Expression, the Right to Equality, Refugee Law and International Criminal Law
15 May, 2013
SALC will be in the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the South Gauteng High Court, the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court and the Lesotho High Court this week for cases that deal with freedom of expression, the right to equality and the interplay between refugee law and international criminal law. 14 May …» Read More
Zimbabwean Cases in South Africa’s Court Rooms
18 March, 2013
In a recent opinion piece – South African Courts’ Zimbabwean Problem – that appeared in the Daily Maverick, I looked at a number of Zimbabwe related cases that have been or are being heard in South Africa’s courts. A number of people have asked for details on these cases. An …» Read More
Ghost of the SADC Tribunal Haunts Zimbabwe in South Africa’s Constitutional Court
28 February, 2013
A group of Zimbabwean farmers dispossessed of their land in Zimbabwe’s controversial land redistribution policy will face off against the Zimbabwean government in the South African Constitutional Court today. This is the final stage of a long, protracted legal battle through the Zimbabwean courts, the SADC Tribunal and finally the …» Read More
Diplomatic Impunity – Why Suspected War Criminals should not be Diplomats
6 December, 2012
It was recently reported that Sri Lanka intended to deploy suspected war criminal, General Shavendra Silva, to South Africa to take up the post of deputy ambassador. In anticipation of this move SALC in consultation with the Foundation for Human Rights and a number of Solidarity Groups in South Africa, …» Read More
CoRMSA v President of the Republic of South Africa & Others: Court Diary
13 November, 2012
On 29th and 30th October, the North Gauteng High Court heard oral argument in the case brought by the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) and supported by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) challenging the decision of the South African authorities to grant Rwandan general and …» Read More