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Botswana Equality Rights Women

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

International Justice Resources International Justice War Crimes

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

International Justice

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

Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Resources

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

International Justice Malawi

NEWS RELEASE: IMPROVING PRE-TRIAL JUSTICE IN MALAWI THROUGH SPECIALIST TRAINING FOR MAGISTRATES, PROSECUTORS, JUSTICE OFFICIALS AND PARALEGALS

Lilongwe – While Malawi has strengthened its judicial policies in recent years, it still struggles to implement and enforce them efficiently and effectively – which is why around 100 Malawian justice…

Staff Writer27 August 2013

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Resources Malawi

SALC looks to secure pre-trial justice in Malawi by offering specialist training

Richard Brigden, formerly a project lawyer for SALC in Malawi, now based at the UK Bar with Garden Court North Chambers, is currently back in Malawi representing SALC and participating…

Staff Writer27 August 2013

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources Litigation Manuals

SALC Litigation Manual: Litigating cases on HIV testing and confidentiality

This manual provides a resource for private and public lawyers in southern Africa who are litigating cases in domestic courts that challenge laws, policies and practices around unlawful HIV testing…

Staff Writer23 August 2013

Articles Civic Rights Civic Rights Articles Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights Expression Articles Civic Rights News Zimbabwe

Lawyers targeted in Zimbabwe —again

To be a lawyer in Zimbabwe prepared to act for those who find themselves targeted by Zimbabwean authorities, and more particularly ZANU PF authorities, must be among the most courageous…

Staff Writer22 August 2013

Criminal Justice Resources

THE NEED TO REFORM POLICE PRACTICE TO PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS – LESSONS FROM THE CASE OF FLOYD V CITY OF NEW YORK

The behaviour of New York police officers recently came in focus in an opinion issued by a District Court judge in the case of Floyd and others v the City of New York .…

Staff Writer22 August 2013

Articles Equality Rights Equality Rights Articles Equality Rights News Equality Rights Women Equality Rights Women Articles Lesotho

The girl who dared swim against the tide

Public Eye 9 August 2013 MASERU- Senate—the 36-year-old daughter of the late Principal Chiefs of Ha ’Mamathe, Thupa-Kubu and Jorotane, ‘Masenate and David Gabasheane Masupha— is like a rock that…

Staff Writer22 August 2013