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Tanzanian CSOs appeal East African Court ruling on online content regulations

SALC stands with the appellants in their continued fight to protect freedom of expression online in East Africa  The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes the decision of the Legal…
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Tanzania: Challenging the Restriction of X (formerly Twitter)

Tito Elia Magoti & Kumbusho Dawson Kagine v. Minister for Communications and Information Technology & Others High Court of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Sub‑Registry Misc. Cause No. 2378 of 2026…
Botswana

Botswana: Botswana Gazette takes water utility to court on access to information

In 2014, the Sunday Standard newspaper carried a story entitled “The rich blocking water flow in Gaborone dam”, wherein it was reported that the WUC commissioned a study which allegedly…
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Botswana

Botswana: Challenging criminal code on alarming publications

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) supports  Tshepo Junionr Sethibe through Obonye Attorneys, represented by Dr Jonas Obonye, who are challenging Section 59(1) of the Botswana Penal Code. The provision…

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I live under Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Here’s what 40 years of total power looks like

Minority Africa King Mswati III of Eswatini just spent millions celebrating his ruby jubilee. Most of his people live below the poverty line, and a lawyer who wrote critically of…
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Malawi: Challenging the constitutionality of criminal defamation

On 17 December 2024, the Malawi High Court, sitting as a Constitutional Court, heard a constitutional challenge to the offence of criminal defamation under section 200 of Malawi’s Penal Code.…
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SUPREME COURT IGNORES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: UPHOLDS SEDITION

15 August 2024 – On 13 August 2024, the Eswatini Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgement in the case of Prime Minister of Eswatini and Another v Thulani Maseko…
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Eswatini: Sedition charges impact on freedom of expression

In May 2019, an activist was charged with sedition, on the basis that court papers which he had filed risked raising disaffection amongst the King's subjects. The offence of sedition…

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I live under Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Here’s what 40 years of total power looks like

Minority Africa King Mswati III of Eswatini just spent millions celebrating his ruby jubilee. Most of his people live below the poverty line, and a lawyer who wrote critically of…
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Driven out by design: The leadership crisis behind Africa’s migration

Substack (02 May 2026) Migration is rational. It is not a pathology. It is a response to a leadership emergency. When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed her European Union…
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The emperor has no clothes: how rhetoric fuels repression in Eswatini

Washington Blade (10 April 2026) In an absolute monarchy, the words spoken by the sovereign can swiftly become a baton striking a citizen. When King Mswati III speaks, his words…
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Africa’s data, the new sovereignty frontier

Mail and Guardian The concept of sovereignty has evolved over the centuries, originating from the Latin roots ‘super’, meaning ‘above’, and developing into its modern definition in the early 18th…

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Compêndio de jurisprudência sobre direitos humanos

Entre 2014 e 2024, os juízes e a comunidade jurídica que participaram no Fórum Regional Africano de Juízes (ARJF) discutiram vários casos que fizeram avançar os direitos humanos e a…
Civic Rights

Recueil de jurisprudence sur les droits de l’homme

Entre 2014 et 2024, les juges et la communauté juridique participant au Forum régional annuel des juges africains (FRAJ) ont discuté de diverses affaires qui ont fait progresser les droits…
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African Regional Judges Forum human rights case law compendium

Between 2014 and 2024, the judges and legal community attending the annual African Regional Judges’ Forum (ARJF) have discussed various cases that have advanced human rights and equity across the…
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Revitilising the campaign against sedition and insult offences in Africa

Sedition laws are a serious threat to freedom of expression and democracy in Africa. These laws are often used to silence dissent and criminalize legitimate criticism of the government. In…

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