20 Sep 2018
Articles and Opinions
SALC IN THE NEWS: eSwatini police attack unarmed protesters with batons, stun gr...
news24 Police in eSwatini have come under fire after they used batons and stun grenades to disperse protesting workers in Manzini. According to reports demonstrators and police clashed in Swaziland during a protest action to demand higher wages and reforms…
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19 Sep 2018
Articles and Opinions
Statement: SALC condemns police attacks on protesting workers in Swaziland...
During the week preceding the elections, marches were planned by striking civil servants, teachers and nurses in the four major cities and towns of Mbabane, Manzini, Nhlangano and Siteki. The Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) and its affiliates are…
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14 Sep 2018
Articles and Opinions
Statement: Launch of research report on “The alignment of Eswatini’s...
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre released a report on "The Alignment of Eswatini's Domestic law with recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms" in Mbabane on the 13th of September 2018. The report was drafted with support from the European…
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12 Sep 2018
Children's Rights
SALC Research Report: Alignment of Eswatini’s Domestic Laws with Recommend...
It is more than seventy years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted yet the struggle to achieve full realisation of human rights remains a pressing reality. One of the challenges hampering the enjoyment of human rights…
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06 Sep 2018
Articles and Opinions
SALC IN THE NEWS: TWO COURT DISPUTES TEST SA’s COMMITMENT TO RULE OF LAW...
The Daily Maverick President Cyril Ramaphosa faces great risks but also opportunities in how he handles ICC and SADC Tribunal cases. Are the planets aligning for South Africa to make a significant contribution to reforming the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
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04 Sep 2018
Articles and Opinions
Statement: Southern African Human Rights Defenders Network condemns the violent ...
The SAHRDN has today demanded that the Malawian Police and relevant government authorities urgently and openly investigate the violence, assault and threats against the staff of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and bring the perpetrators to justice.…
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