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Zambia: Challenging criminalisation of breastfeeding by a woman living with HIV

SALC is supporting the case of a domestic worker, a woman living with HIV, charged with the offence of "negligent Act likely to spread infection" for allegedly breastfeeding her employer's…

Staff Writer31 March 2020

International Justice

SALC Condemns the United States government’s threats to the International Criminal Court staff and their families

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) expresses its disappointment and condemns the remarks made by the United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo on 17 March 2020, concerning the decision…

Staff Writer30 March 2020

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HIV Justice Worldwide Steering Committee Statement on Covid-19 Criminalisation

25 March 2020 Here is a statement from HIV Justice Worldwide Steering Committe on Covid-19 criminalisation.

Staff Writer25 March 2020

Civic Rights Zimbabwe

Joint Statement Calling for the Ban on Zambian Lawyer, John Sangwa, to be Lifted Immediately

Statement Issued By: Amnesty International, SADC Lawyers’ Association and Southern Africa Litigation Centre The Zambian authorities must immediately and unconditionally reinstate lawyer John Sangwa and allow him to practise in…

Staff Writer23 March 2020

Criminal Justice Prison Reform Malawi

Joint Statement: Civil society organisations call for the urgent decongestion of prisons in response to COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic having been declared a global emergency, the is an urgent need to address the high levels of congestion in Malawi prisons. The Malawi Government has appointed…

Staff Writer18 March 2020

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Why is South Africa providing a haven for an arms dealer convicted of war crimes?

Daily Maverick, 18 March 2020 Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh is executive director, Southern Africa Litigation Centre. Andrew Feinstein is a former ANC MP and executive director Shadow World Investigations. Dutch war criminal…

Staff Writer18 March 2020

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Media Release: SALC seeks the cancellation of the visa of Dutch arms dealer and convicted war criminal, Guus Kouwenhoven

The High Court, Western Cape Division has set down the hearing of an application by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) in the case of Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC)…

Staff Writer17 March 2020

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Update on the Arrest of Zambian HRDs

On the 20 January 2020, SALC and Amnesty International, released a statement condemning the arrest of, Fumba Chama, popularly known as Pilato, a Zambian human rights defender and musician, as…

Staff Writer17 March 2020

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Eswatini women challenge oppressive laws

Fair Planet 21 February 2020 Eswatini Women Challenge Oppressive Laws Hlengiwe Tsabedze, a married 33-year old shop-floor worker in Mbabane, the capital of the tiny southern African kingdom of Eswatini…

Staff Writer21 February 2020

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South Africa, Apartheid, Crimes against humanity and the Rule of Law: Quo Vadis?

The Daily Maverick 21 February 2020 Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh South Africa is a young democracy, but the unfinished business of apartheid remains a pressing priority for the state. South Africa’s embarrassing…

Staff Writer21 February 2020

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