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South African court to hear Zimbabwe torture cases ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth AfricaZimbabwe

South African court to hear Zimbabwe torture cases

News Day JOHANNESBURG — Two civil society groups on Monday launched a legal bid to compel South African authorities to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean officials accused of crimes against humanity.…
Staff Writer
15 February 2012
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Regional litigators ask South African court to prosecute Zimbabwean rights abusers

VOA The Southern African Litigation Center and the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum want the South African High Court to oblige authorities to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean…
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13 February 2012
SADC Tribunal – Calls for reinstatement region in legal limbo ArticlesEswatiniInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesMalawiNamibiaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsTanzaniaZimbabwe

SADC Tribunal – Calls for reinstatement region in legal limbo

Financial Mail A host of legal organisations have started to ratchet up pressure on regional governments to restore the functioning of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) tribunal. Its work…
Staff Writer
2 February 2012
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Lesotho law banning women from becoming chiefs is unconstitutional and must be repealed, says SALC BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenLesothoTanzania

Lesotho law banning women from becoming chiefs is unconstitutional and must be repealed, says SALC

Johannesburg—The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today joined the fight to repeal parts of Lesotho’s discriminatory Chieftainship Act, which only allows the first-born son to succeed to chieftainship, by filing…
Staff Writer
17 January 2012
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Closing the impunity gap: Southern Africa’s role in securing justice for 1994 Rwanda Genocide

Drawing on the outcomes of the Conference, “Closing the Impunity Gap: Southern Africa’s Role in Securing Justice for the 1994 Rwandan Genocide”, organised by SALC, REDRESS and African Rights, this…
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24 December 2011

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