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JUDGMENT DAY: NORTH GAUTENG HIGH COURT TO RULE ON ZIMBABWE TORTURE CASE

JUDGMENT DAY: SOUTH AFRICAN COURT TO RULE ON ZIMBABWE TORTURE CASE Johannesburg– The North Gauteng High Court will deliver its judgment tomorrow in the landmark case brought by the Southern…

Staff Writer7 May 2012

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Al-Bashir and the Malawi AU summit – will president banda stand her ground?

With just over two months before the 19th African Union Summit kicks off in Malawi, it is being asked whether Malawi will allow indicted Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir, to attend…

Staff Writer7 May 2012

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Mphembedzu V Republic

This case concerns the rights of detainees and the significance of health considerations in determining bail in Malawi. It followed the arrest of a 15 year old boy, Mr Mphembedzu, on…

Staff Writer30 April 2012

International Justice

ANNOUNCEMENT: SALC ELECTED AS THE SADC FOCAL POINT AT THE NGO FORUM

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) participated at the African Commission’s 51st ordinary session in Banjul, the Gambia from 13 to 21 April 2012. During the NGO Forum session SALC…

Staff Writer25 April 2012

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SALC and its partners chart a roadmap to increase availability of and access to cervical cancer services in Southern Africa

From 25 – 26 April 2012, SALC will host a meeting to discuss an advocacy strategy aimed at increasing access to and availability of cervical cancer prevention and treatment services…

Staff Writer24 April 2012

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Analysis of SALC’s Zimbabwe torture case – universal jurisdiction in action

At the end of March the North Gauteng High Court reserved judgment in SALC’s landmark torture case in which SALC and the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum asked the High Court to…

Staff Writer24 April 2012

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Malawi: Health considerations in bail hearings in Malawi – Mphembedzu v The Republic

Last year SALC secured bail for a seriously ill prisoner in the case of Mphembedzu v The Republic MHC Bail Case No. 70 of 2011. This case sought to profile health issues…

Staff Writer23 April 2012

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Chief reduced to domestic worker

The Mail&Guardian 30 March 2012 In Lesotho, Tabitha Phaloane was a village chief, governing the affairs of about 3 000 rural people. In Johannesburg she is a domestic worker, taking…

Staff Writer30 March 2012

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Landmark case exposes legal divides

The Mail&Guardian Divisions within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) continued to widen in the North Gauteng High Court on Thursday with state prosecutor Chris Macadam accusing his colleague, Anton Ackermann,…

Staff Writer30 March 2012

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‘Do diplomatic ties trump human rights?’

IOL A Pretoria High Court judge questioned what recourse the victims of crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe had, if the South African police and the National Prosecuting Authority refused to…

Staff Writer29 March 2012