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Court Diary: MISA-Zimbabwe and Others v Minister of Justice and Another

Caroline James On Wednesday, 3 February 2016, the Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe heard an application brought by the Zimbabwe Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Zimbabwe) against…

Staff Writer4 February 2016

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Zimbabwe: Challenging the Constitutionality of the Criminal Defamation Offence

In 2014, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ruled that the offence of Criminal Defamation was unconstitutional under the former constitution. However, the Court stated that “t might also be argued…

Staff Writer3 February 2016

Civic Rights Lesotho

[PRESS BRIEFING] LESOTHO RULE OF LAW CRISIS

On Monday 1 February 2016, two important events are scheduled in Lesotho that stand to have important effects on the country’s prospects for peace and stability and to indicate the…

Staff Writer29 January 2016

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Endangering lawyers and the rule of law in Lesotho and Swaziland

Annabel Raw & Caroline James Friday 22 January is the international Day of the Endangered Lawyer. It is a day in which we draw focus on those in the legal profession…

Staff Writer22 January 2016

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UN working group on arbitrary detention calls for release of human rights activist José Marcos Mavungo

All Africa WASHINGTON, Jan. 06, 2016 —The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT France), Front Line Defenders, the Southern African…

Staff Writer6 January 2016

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UPR Pre-Session on Namibia

In December 2015, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) was invited to participate in the pre-session of the second cycle of Namibia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). At the pre-session, SALC…

Staff Writer6 January 2016

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SALC PARTICIPATES IN UPR PRE-SESSION ON NAMIBIA

Staff Writer6 January 2016

Civic Rights Lesotho

Court Diary: Lesotho Soldier Challenges the SADC Commission of Inquiry

Annabel Raw On 2 and 3 December 2015, SALC attended a hearing in the Maseru High Court in Hashatsi v the Prime Minister and Others. The case relates to a Commission…

Staff Writer9 December 2015

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HASHATSI COURT DIARY: LESOTHO SOLDIER CHALLENGES THE SADC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

On 2 and 3 December 2015, SALC attended a hearing in the Maseru High Court in Hashatsi v the Prime Minister and Others. The case relates to a Commission of…

Staff Writer9 December 2015

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HASHATSI COURT DIARY: LESOTHO SOLDIER CHALLENGES THE SADC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

On 2 and 3 December 2015, SALC attended a hearing in the Maseru High Court in Hashatsi v the Prime Minister and Others. The case relates to a Commission of Inquiry…

Staff Writer9 December 2015