Staff Writer, Author at Southern Africa Litigation Centre Page 87 of 136

International Justice Resources International Justice Torture South Africa Zimbabwe

SAPS to investigate torture in Zimbabwe

All Africa 7 November 2014 South Africa’s highest court has ordered the police to investigate allegations of torture by Zimbabwe police carried out in Zimbabwe on Zimbabwean nationals. How can…

Staff Writer13 November 2014

International Justice Resources International Justice Torture South Africa Zimbabwe

The tragedy of judicial limitations

IOL 9 November 204 Universal jurisdiction is something to be excited about, but only when it is effective, writes Lwando Xaso. On October 30, the Constitutional Court handed down a…

Staff Writer13 November 2014

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources Equality Rights Women Zimbabwe

Rape-pregnancy milestone

The Herald THE landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in the rape-pregnancy case of Mildred Mapingure marked an important legal turning point for women’s sexual and reproductive rights in Zimbabwe,…

Staff Writer10 November 2014

Criminal Justice Eswatini

BIZARRE BAIL APPLICATIONS: AN (OUT OF) COURT DIARY FROM SWAZILAND

On Friday 31 October 2014, Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini arrived at the Mbabane High Court for their bail application to be heard. The pair had been arrested in May…

Staff Writer10 November 2014

Articles Civic Rights Civic Rights Articles Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights Expression Articles Civic Rights News Eswatini

Mad hatters rule in Swaziland court

Business Day By Caroline James IN LEWIS Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Alice mutters bitterly that the game played in the kingdom run by the Queen of Hearts does not “seem…

Staff Writer7 November 2014

Criminal Justice

Court Diary: Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu Appeals

On Monday 3 November 2014, the Swazi Supreme Court heard two appeals in the Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu series of litigation. Maseko, a human rights lawyer, and Makhubu, the…

Staff Writer4 November 2014

Articles International Justice International Justice Articles International Justice News International Justice Torture International Justice Torture Articles South Africa Zimbabwe

SA’s power at work in Zimbabwe judgment

Business Day By Nicole Fritz NELSON Mandela remarked in 1993 in the journal Foreign Affairs that SA’s future foreign relations would be based on the belief that “human rights should…

Staff Writer4 November 2014

International Justice Resources International Justice Torture South Africa Zimbabwe

Torture in Zim is in SA cops’ ambit

The Mail & Guardian The Constitutional Court says the police must investigate all crimes against humanity brought to their notice. The Zimbabwe Exile Forum said it is “ecstatic” with the…

Staff Writer3 November 2014

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Women Namibia

NEWS RELEASE: NAMIBIA’S HIGHEST COURT FINDS GOVERNMENT FORCIBLY STERILISED HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN

Windhoek-Today the Namibian Supreme Court affirmed that HIV-positive women have been forcibly sterilised in public hospitals in Namibia. “This decision by the country’s highest court is a victory for all…

Staff Writer3 November 2014

Equality Rights Equality Rights Completed Cases Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Health Completed Cases Equality Rights Women Equality Rights Women Completed Cases Namibia

Namibia: Coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women

SALC is working with the Namibia Women’s Health Network and the Legal Assistance Centre to challenge the coerced sterilisation of three HIV-positive women at public hospitals in Namibia. In July…

Staff Writer3 November 2014

Staff Writer

SAPS to investigate torture in Zimbabwe

The tragedy of judicial limitations

Rape-pregnancy milestone

BIZARRE BAIL APPLICATIONS: AN (OUT OF) COURT DIARY FROM SWAZILAND

Mad hatters rule in Swaziland court

Court Diary: Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu Appeals

SA’s power at work in Zimbabwe judgment

Torture in Zim is in SA cops’ ambit

NEWS RELEASE: NAMIBIA’S HIGHEST COURT FINDS GOVERNMENT FORCIBLY STERILISED HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN

Namibia: Coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women

Recent Posts

Upcoming Events

Previous Events

Newsletter sign up