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Criminal Justice

Petty Offences Newsletter: Increased Criminalisation in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

Regional Campaign partners remain deeply concerned about the criminalisation of poverty across our continent. It is critical that the Principles on the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences are implemented by all…

Staff Writer27 August 2020

Equality Rights Health Malawi

Challenge to use of Defilement Offences against Adolescents Engaged in Consensual Sex in Malawi

Blantyre, 26 August 2020 – Yesterday, the Child Justice Court sitting in Blantyre, Malawi, issued an order for a stay of criminal proceedings against an adolescent boy who was charged…

Staff Writer26 August 2020

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Zimbabwe

Joint statement concerning the judgment against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa

We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations and individuals note with grave concern the decision of the Zimbabwean Magistrates Court to disqualify Beatrice Mtetwa from continuing as defence legal counsel for journalist…

Staff Writer24 August 2020

Seminars and Conferences

SALC and LEGABIBO hosting a Virtual Dialogue

SALC and LEGABIBO will host a virtual dialogue on 21 August. To attend, please register here.

Staff Writer19 August 2020

Criminal Justice Zimbabwe

SALC statement condemning the barring of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and SALC board member, Beatrice Mtetwa

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemns the recent barring of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and SALC board member, Beatrice Mtetwa, from representing her client, Hopewell Chin’ono, in a bail…

Staff Writer19 August 2020

Civic Rights Tanzania

Joint Letter to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Tanzania

On 07 August, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, SADC Lawyers Association and Centre for Strategic Litigation issued a letter to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the…

Staff Writer12 August 2020

Criminal Justice

Petty Offences Newsletter: Digest On Excessive Use Of Force In Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

The Regional Campaign to Decriminalise Petty Offences has long argued for a change in police arrest practices and increased accountability of law enforcement agencies. Deprose Muchena, the Director of Amnesty…

Staff Writer5 August 2020

Criminal Justice

Petty offences newsletter: Decongest prisons now!

The COVID-19 pandemic has again highlighted the urgent need to decongest prisons throughout Africa. Although many countries have initiated decongestion measures, there is a simultaneous increase in arrests resulting from…

Staff Writer28 July 2020

Criminal Justice Zimbabwe

SALC statement on arrest of Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned about the clampdown on expression and peaceful assembly in Zimbabwe following the arrests of investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition leader…

Staff Writer27 July 2020

Criminal Justice Malawi

Urgent decongestion of prisons after COVID-19 cases registered in Chichiri and Mzimba prisons

We the undersigned organizations reiterate our call for the immediate decongestion of prisons following two confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Mzimba and Chichiri Prison. On 14 July 2020, the…

Staff Writer17 July 2020

Staff Writer

Petty Offences Newsletter: Increased Criminalisation in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

Challenge to use of Defilement Offences against Adolescents Engaged in Consensual Sex in Malawi

Joint statement concerning the judgment against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa

SALC and LEGABIBO hosting a Virtual Dialogue

SALC statement condemning the barring of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and SALC board member, Beatrice Mtetwa

Joint Letter to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Tanzania

Petty Offences Newsletter: Digest On Excessive Use Of Force In Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

Petty offences newsletter: Decongest prisons now!

SALC statement on arrest of Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume

Urgent decongestion of prisons after COVID-19 cases registered in Chichiri and Mzimba prisons

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