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PRESS RELEASE: TIME TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN LGBTI ACTIVISTS AFTER DAVID KATO’S MURDER

JOHANNESBURG – It is with shock and deep sadness that we at the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) learn about yesterday’s brutal…

Staff Writer27 January 2011

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‘Constitutional cases must be funded’

The Gazette Motswaledi’s legal bill opens debate on funding of Constitutional cases Gomolemo Motswaledi’s legal bill has opened a debate on the need for constitutional cases to be funded. The…

Staff Writer19 January 2011

Criminal Justice

MALAWI: CHALLENGE TO EXECUTIVE POWER TO SENTENCE CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW

In Moyo v Republic, SALC is challenging in the Malawi Constitutional Court, Section 11(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act and Section 26 of the Malawi Penal Code, which grant…

Staff Writer13 December 2010

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NAMIBIA: NAMIBIAN HIGH COURT CONTINUES TRIAL IN COERCED STERILIZATION OF HIV POSITIVE WOMEN CASE

The Windhoek High Court will continue hearing the case of three HIV-positive women who were allegedly subjected to sterilization without their consent at public hospitals in Namibia on 18 January.…

Staff Writer13 December 2010

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PRESS RELEASE: ZIMBABWE’S DIRTY DIAMONDS: TIME FOR RECLAMATION TO COME CLEAN

Johannesburg – With Zimbabwe’s diamond industry still shrouded in secrecy, the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) and three Zimbabweans have petitioned South Africa’s New Reclamation Group for access to information…

Staff Writer13 December 2010

Criminal Justice

MALAWI: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION

SALC will be submitting four cases to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) arguing that the applicants’ right to liberty and due process were violated. The applicants…

Staff Writer13 December 2010

Criminal Justice

MALAWI: CHALLENGING UNREASONABLE OR EXCESSIVE BAIL

SALC has approached the Chief Justice of Malawi seeking constitutional certification in a case challenging the extortionate and arbitrary level at which bail has been set for two Malawian prisoners.…

Staff Writer13 December 2010

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AFRICAN COMMISSION: AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION GIVES GAY RIGHTS THE COLD SHOULDER

In light of widespread attacks against homosexuals in African states, and the criminalisation of sexual orientation in some countries, gay and lesbian rights activists are outraged by the African Commission…

Staff Writer25 November 2010

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Malawi: Right to bail for terminally ill remandees

SALC is challenging the fact that terminally ill remandees have no opportunity to provide evidence to an independent arbiter on the state of their health. This presents a serious challenge…

Staff Writer21 November 2010

Criminal Justice

MALAWI: THE RIGHT TO BAIL AND UNREASONABLE DELAY BEFORE TRIAL

In Mkula et al vs the Republic SALC advanced arguments that the length of detention of the applicants was in breach of their constitutional right to a trial within a…

Staff Writer20 November 2010