By: Annabel Raw In Zambia, as in many countries in the southern Africa region, archaic, colonially-inherited laws are applied to oppress, isolate and abuse persons with psychosocial disabilities and mental…
Annabel Raw10 October 2018
Introduction On Friday 15 April 2016 the Lesotho Court of Appeal heard arguments on a challenge by 23 members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) to decisions relating to their…
Annabel Raw18 April 2016
Annabel Raw Thought Leader 1 July 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre’s health rights programme was established in 2007 to advance human rights and the rule of law in Southern…
Annabel Raw1 July 2015
13 June is International Albinism Awareness Day. It is described as a day in which people worldwide celebrate the human rights of people living with albinism. In southern Africa, there…
Annabel Raw12 June 2015
In recent weeks, the Government of Botswana has announced plans to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy to all sex workers regardless of their CD4 counts. The commendable aim of the initiative, as described by the…
Annabel Raw26 May 2015
15 SEPTEMBER 2014 GABORONE, BOTSWANA On Monday 15 September 2014, the Gaborone High Court, Dingake J presiding, heard a constitutional challenge to Botswana’s Adoption Act. The applicant is a father who…
Annabel Raw16 September 2014