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Civic Rights Resources Zambia

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

Equality Rights Women Namibia Resources

Victory for women in Namibia

Check out SALC’s blog post at the Open Society Foundation‘s blog on the recent judgment in the Namibian coerced sterilisation case. This entry was posted in HIV/AIDS, Namibia, Priti Patel, Uncategorized, Women's rights and tagged coerced sterilisation, HIV/AIDS, Namibia, sexual and reproductive rights.…

Staff Writer15 August 2012

Civic Rights Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe police target human rights defenders

Last Saturday, on 11 August 2012, Zimbabwe riot police officers unlawfully arrested 44 people who attended a gathering organised by Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ). The people who were arrested committed…

Staff Writer13 August 2012

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Scenes from the courthouse on judgment day for coerced sterilization case

The Namibian Women’s Health Network organized supporters on day of coerced sterilisation decision. Check out the photos below. no images were found This entry was posted in HIV/AIDS, Women's rights and tagged coerced sterilisation, HIV/AIDS, litigation, Namibia, SALC…

Staff Writer8 August 2012

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Lawyers insist Zim land ruling still binding

The Tribunal has been suspended for over a year as a result of its landmark ruling against the Robert Mugabe regime SW Radio The 2008 ruling that Zimbabwe’s land grab…

Staff Writer8 August 2012