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SALC celebrates World Habitat Day

Every year, the first Monday of October is celebrated across the globe as World Habitat Day. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985, the World Habitat Day is…

Staff Writer3 October 2016

Criminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Criminal Justice Resources SADC Submissions

SALC Submission on South Africa’s Green Paper on International Migration

Submitted 30 September 2016 Introduction on the Southern Africa Litigation Centre The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is a regional NGO which uses public interest litigation and high level advocacy in…

Staff Writer30 September 2016

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Malawi: Challenging the use of the offence of living on the earnings of prostitution

In February 2016, 19 women were arrested and charged with the offence of living on the earnings of prostitution contrary to section 146 of the Penal Code. The women pleaded…

Staff Writer28 September 2016

Civic Rights Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Association & Assembly Completed Cases Civic Rights Expression Eswatini International Justice Completed Cases International Justice Torture Completed Cases

Eswatini: Challenging the Suppression of Terrorism and Subversive Activities Acts

Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini were arrested on 1 May 2014 after participating in a May Day gathering in Manzini. Masuku spoke at the gathering and Dlamini participated in the…

Staff Writer28 September 2016

Criminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Criminal Justice Resources Equality Rights Health Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights Resources Research Reports & Policy Briefs SADC

Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia

ANHPG3 Kamazu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Image shot 2006. Exact date unknown. Southern Africa bears a disproportionate burden of HIV globally and indications are that stigma and discrimination remain high, not…

Staff Writer28 September 2016

International Justice Resources International Justice War Crimes Submissions

Civil Society Submission for South Africa’s UPR

INTRODUCTION 1.1. This submission has been prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of South Africa in May 2017 by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute…

Staff Writer27 September 2016

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights Resources Plain Language Publications

The LEGABIBO case: A victory for the right to freedom of association

In March 2016, the Botswana Court of Appeal ruled that the government's refusal to register an LGBT organisation unconstitutional. This ground-breaking case created important precedent on the right to freedom…

Staff Writer24 September 2016

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights Resources Research Reports & Policy Briefs Zambia

SALC Research Report: Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia

Southern Africa bears a disproportionate burden of HIV globally and indications are that stigma and discrimination remain high, not only amongst people living with HIV but also amongst those most vulnerable to…

Staff Writer24 September 2016

Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights Resources Research Reports & Policy Briefs Training Tools

Laws and policies affecting transgender persons in Southern Africa

Throughout Africa, transgender persons have to contend with pervasive negative experiences, such as societal stigma and discrimination. Many transgender men and women experience discrimination and harassment in their daily lives…

Staff Writer24 September 2016

a preliminary assessment of sex workers experiences of police abuse in lusaka zambia

Criminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Criminal Justice Resources Research Reports & Policy Briefs

SALC Research Report: ‘They should protect us because that is their job’

Throughout the world, sex workers are vulnerable to and experience discrimination, stigma and violence in all spheres of their daily lives – including at work, public institutions, and facilities, and…

Staff Writer24 September 2016

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SALC celebrates World Habitat Day

SALC Submission on South Africa’s Green Paper on International Migration

Malawi: Challenging the use of the offence of living on the earnings of prostitution

Eswatini: Challenging the Suppression of Terrorism and Subversive Activities Acts

Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia

Civil Society Submission for South Africa’s UPR

The LEGABIBO case: A victory for the right to freedom of association

SALC Research Report: Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia

Laws and policies affecting transgender persons in Southern Africa

SALC Research Report: ‘They should protect us because that is their job’

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