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Welcome to the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC)

SALC promotes and advances human rights and the rule of law in Southern Africa, primarily through strategic litigation and capacity-strengthening support to lawyers and grassroots organisations. SALC also provides small grants to community-based organisations.

SALC works in the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In addition, SALC supports litigation in South African courts that advances human rights in the southern African region.

SALC’s work is streamlined into five thematic clusters:

Recent Posts

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Swiping left for leaders who disregard the people

Botswana Guardian (23 October 2024) Midweek Sun (23 October 2024) By Bradley Fortuin In today’s world, we use online applications for everything – to order food, pay our bills, send…
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Elections: A critical juncture in Botswana’s democratic evolution

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is closely monitoring civic rights, human rights, and the application of the rule of law in Botswana as the nation, home to one of…
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Mental health: Decriminalising attempted suicide offence
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Restrictions on press freedoms threatens credibility of elections
Criminal Justice News
MALAWI GOVERNMENT COMPLIES WITH THE HIGH COURT ORDERS ON DETENTION OF MIGRANTS
Criminal Justice Criminal Law Reform
Parliament adopts report to review vagrancy offences in Penal Code
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SUPREME COURT IGNORES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: UPHOLDS SEDITION
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Landmark ruling on Rastafarian children

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