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ZAMBIA HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS: UPDATE FROM THE COURTROOM

On Wednesday, 11 September the Zambia High Court continued to hear arguments in Mwanza and Another v Attorney General, a case challenging poor prison conditions and the lack of adequate food provided to HIV-positive…

Staff Writer17 September 2013

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South Africa causes blushes in handling of policy on Syria

Nicole Fritz The Business Day PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma, addressing a Commonwealth parliamentary conference earlier this month, called on delegates not to remain silent “when one country is being bombed to…

Staff Writer16 September 2013

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Media Advisory: Trial of Zambian HIV Activist to Start in Lusaka

Johannesburg – The trial of Paul Kasonkomona – well-known human rights and HIV/AIDS activist – is set to commence in the Lusaka Magistrates Court on Thursday, 12 September. Kasonkomona was arrested…

Staff Writer11 September 2013

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Kenyan parliamentary motion passed – abandoning the Rome Statute

The Kenyan parliament recently voted to pull out of the Rome Statute and effectively prevent the Court from exercising proprio moto jurisdiction ever again. While this is disappointing it will have no…

Staff Writer9 September 2013

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ZAMBIA: UPDATE ON TRIAL OF TWO MEN ACCUSED OF “CARNAL KNOWLEDGE AGAINST THE ORDER OF NATURE”

On 10 and 11 June 2013 the prosecution led its first four witnesses in the criminal case of two men from Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia. The men have been charged…

Staff Writer6 September 2013

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Botswana: Women’s inheritance rights under customary law

SALC supported a case in Botswana before the High Court challenging a customary law rule which provides only for male inheritance of the family home.The case was an appeal from…

Staff Writer3 September 2013

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News Release: Victory for Women’s Rights as Botswana Court of Appeal Finds Women Can Inherit Family Home Under Customary Law

Gaborone – The fight for women’s rights in Botswana took a major step forward today when the Court of Appeal in Ramantele v Mmusi and Others upheld the right of four sisters to…

Staff Writer3 September 2013

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International criminal justice in 2013, a year of ups and downs

In a recent SALC report, International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng noted that the “entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2002 is…

Staff Writer29 August 2013

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE-A BUSY FEW WEEKS

It has been an interesting few weeks for international criminal justice. The recent ruling on aiding and abetting the crime of Apartheid; the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor agreeing to…

Staff Writer29 August 2013

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PERSECUTION OF LGBTI PEOPLE- A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

On the 14th of August 2013, a ground breaking judgment was handed down. A United States Federal Massachusetts judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity…

Staff Writer28 August 2013