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Zambia
MEDIA ADVISORY: TWO ZAMBIAN MEN ACCUSED OF “CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AGAINST THE ORDER OF NATURE” TO APPEAR IN COURT
22 May, 2013
Johannesburg, 22 May – In May 2013 two young men were charged in terms of section 155 of the Zambian Penal Code which criminalises any person who has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature. It also subjects to criminal penalties any person who permits a male …» Read More
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
Media Advisory: HIV ACTIVIST TO DEFEND RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TRIAL AT LUSAKA MAGISTRATE’S COURT
14 May, 2013
Lusaka, 14 May – On 15 and 16 May, the Magistrate’s Court in Lusaka will hear the case of Paul Kasonkomona, a respected HIV activist and National Coordinator of Engender Rights-Zambia, who was arrested after he appeared on television arguing that the rights of sexual minorities – including lesbian, gay …» Read More
ZAMBIA HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS: UPDATE FROM THE COURTROOM
5 December, 2012
On Monday, the Zambia High Court heard arguments in Mwanza and Another v Attorney General, a case challenging the poor prison conditions and the lack of adequate food provided to HIV-positive prisoners on treatment in the Lusaka Central Prison.You can read the case summary here. The case began with the …» Read More
Zambia: Right to food for HIV-positive prisoners
30 November, 2012
SALC is working with the Legal Resources Foundation in Zambia challenging the right of HIV-positive prisoners on treatment to adequate food. The case is being brought by two individuals—one currently incarcerated in Lusaka Central Prison and the other a former prisoner at the Lusaka Central Prison. They are alleging that …» Read More