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Namibia judge backs sterilised women

BBC A judge in Namibia has ruled that three women were sterilised without their informed consent but said there was no evidence this was because they were HIV-positive. The case…

Staff Writer30 July 2012

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High Court finds Namibia coercively sterilised HIV positive women

HIGH COURT FINDS NAMIBIA COERCIVELY STERILISED HIV POSITIVE WOMEN Johannesburg– In a landmark judgment, the High Court in Windhoek found today that the Namibian government had coercively sterilised three HIV-positive…

Staff Writer30 July 2012

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The 6th stop cervical cancer in Africa conference (SCCA) wraps up in Zambia

SALC’s work on cervical cancer benefitted from our attendance at the 6th Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa Conference (SCCA) which ended in Zambia on Tuesday the 24th of July 2012.…

Staff Writer25 July 2012

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Judicial crisis escalates in Swaziland as Law Society fights to block illegal probe by parliament

JUDICIAL CRISIS ESCALATES IN SWAZILAND AS LAW SOCIETY FIGHTS TO BLOCK ILLEGAL PROBE BY PARLIAMENT Mbabane – The Swaziland Law Society will today look to push back renewed assaults on the…

Staff Writer25 July 2012

Botswana Equality Rights Health

Former president of Botswana leads to “end the epidemic of bad laws”

Barbare Lee; Michel Sidibé; Jan Eliason; Helen Clark; Festus Mogae The 9th of July 2012 has proved to be a momentous day for advocates for the repeal of criminal laws against…

Staff Writer21 July 2012

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Botswana customary inheritance case: Update from yesterday’s court proceedings

Yesterday, the High Court in Botswana heard final arguments in a case challenging the Ngwaketse customary law rule which permits only for male inheritance of the family home. Previously, the Court had…

Staff Writer20 July 2012

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Litigating against loitering laws – PILG panel

The Public Interest Law Gathering, organised from 11 to 13 July 2012 in Johannesburg, reflected on some of the challenges to public interest litigation. Among the different panels, was one on…

Staff Writer13 July 2012

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Police, NPA to appeal ruling in torture case

The Business Day THE national director of public prosecutions and the national police commissioner still want to appeal against a high court judgment which ruled that the head of the…

Staff Writer13 July 2012

Botswana Civic Rights

BOTSWANA: AIDS RESPONSE MUST BE GUIDED BY HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE

In Botswana and across Africa, HIV continues to prey on women, sex workers and men who have sex with men. It is clear that to end the HIV epidemic, we…

Staff Writer13 July 2012

International Justice

African Union: Support international justice – letter from African civil society and international organizations

The AU Summit is under way in Ethiopia. After the last minute change of venue, following Malawi’s refusal to host ICC indictee Omar al-Bashir, international justice will certainly be on…

Staff Writer11 July 2012

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Namibia judge backs sterilised women

High Court finds Namibia coercively sterilised HIV positive women

The 6th stop cervical cancer in Africa conference (SCCA) wraps up in Zambia

Judicial crisis escalates in Swaziland as Law Society fights to block illegal probe by parliament

Former president of Botswana leads to “end the epidemic of bad laws”

Botswana customary inheritance case: Update from yesterday’s court proceedings

Litigating against loitering laws – PILG panel

Police, NPA to appeal ruling in torture case

BOTSWANA: AIDS RESPONSE MUST BE GUIDED BY HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE

African Union: Support international justice – letter from African civil society and international organizations

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