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SADC LA: STATEMENT ON THE HARASSMENT OF BATONNIER MBUYI MBIYE TANAYI OF THE DRC

A statement from the SADC Lawyers’ Association following the continued harassment of the President of the DRC National Bar Association by the government of that country. Download the statement below.…

Staff Writer21 September 2012

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SADC leaders duplicitous in axing tribunal

Mail&Guardian By Nicole Fritz 7 September 2012 So often are the winds of change said to blow through the southern reaches of Africa that the uninformed might think there are…

Staff Writer7 September 2012

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Blair citizen’s arrest would be ‘unlawful’

IOL Protesters would not be acting lawfully if they tried to effect a citizen’s arrest on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Joburg on Thursday, according to Lilian Chenwi,…

Staff Writer3 September 2012

Civic Rights Zambia

Workshop on public interest litigation in Zambia

On 21 August 2012, the Zambia AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network (ZARAN) and Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) jointly hosted a strategy workshop with lawyers in Lusaka, Zambia. The…

Staff Writer27 August 2012

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The ‘universality’ of rights and the draft Zambian constitution

Internationally, human rights are interpreted as being indivisible, interrelated and applicable to everyone. Unfortunately, this fundamental principle is sometimes forgotten during constitution-making processes, as in the case of rights for…

Staff Writer24 August 2012

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SALC Litigation Manual: Litigating cases on HIV discrimination

The manual provides concrete legal arguments for use in HIV-related discrimination litigation before domestic courts. Download the full manual here.

Staff Writer23 August 2012

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Tutu: SADC decision on tribunal is a blow against accountable government and individual rights

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has responded to the SADC Summit’s decision to deny SADC peoples access to the Tribunal, calling the decision “a tragedy. It is a blow against accountable government and individual…

Staff Writer22 August 2012

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How to fight HIV criminalisation in courts of law and public opinion

POZ As the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, DC, presented hopes of achieving an AIDS-free generation, some advocates focused attention on a major obstacle to this goal:…

Staff Writer22 August 2012

International Justice

NEWS RELEASE: SADC LEADERS DEAL FATAL BLOW TO SADC TRIBUNAL

SADC LEADERS DEAL FATAL BLOW TO SADC TRIBUNAL: SHOCK DECISION DENIES CITIZEN’S ACCESS TO COURT Johannesburg, 20th August – Leaders of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) took a momentous decision…

Staff Writer20 August 2012

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Policing sex work – An approprate response?

Polity By SALC & Sexual Rights Centre, Bulawayo For the past three months police in Harare have been conducting operations to arrest women in bars and night clubs. According to…

Staff Writer17 August 2012

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