Background The Constitution of the Republic of Malawi states in Section 42(1)(b) that “every person who is detained, including every sentenced prisoner, shall have the right to be detained under…
Staff Writer13 May 2022
Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) have applied to intervene in an unprecedented class action lawsuit in a case brought by a group of Zambian children and…
Staff Writer9 May 2022
On 2 May 2022, and in commemoration of World Freedom Press Day, Civil Society Organisations from Malawi released a joint statement expressing their concerns over rising incidents of police surveillance,…
Staff Writer2 May 2022
29 April 2022, Mbabane - Today, the Eswatini High Court, per Dlamini J and Fakudze J, upheld the decision to refuse registration of Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM). In…
Staff Writer29 Apr 2022
Lusaka, Zambia, 22 April 2022 - On 21 April 2022, the Court of Appeal of Zambia handed down judgment in the case of Molosoni Chipabwamba and 12 Other displaced village owners…
Staff Writer22 Apr 2022
On 5 April 2022, TransBantu Zambia (TBZ) in partnership with Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) launched a research report on lived experiences of LGBTIQ+ persons in Zambia entitled “Key issues…
Staff Writer5 Apr 2022
1 April 2022, Malawi We applaud the parliament for considering the plight of the Malawian boy child. CHREAA has seen a lot of young boys being incarcerated for indulging in…
Staff Writer1 Apr 2022
On 29 March 2022, the High Court of Botswana issued a judgment awarding damages in the sum of P400 000 in the case of GMJ v Attorney General, a claim for…
Staff Writer1 Apr 2022
SALC supported a case in which the Plaintiff, who had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy and developed complications, and she was later diagnosed as having a vaginal fistula. She failed…
Staff Writer29 Mar 2022