Melusi Simelane, Author at Southern Africa Litigation Centre

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The emperor has no clothes: how rhetoric fuels repression in Eswatini

Washington Blade (10 April 2026) In an absolute monarchy, the words spoken by the sovereign can swiftly become a baton striking a citizen. When King Mswati III speaks, his words…

Melusi Simelane13 April 2026

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Africa’s data, the new sovereignty frontier

Mail and Guardian The concept of sovereignty has evolved over the centuries, originating from the Latin roots ‘super’, meaning ‘above’, and developing into its modern definition in the early 18th…

Melusi Simelane19 March 2026

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APPEAL FILED IN LANDMARK CASE AGAINST US-ESWATINI DEPORTEE DEAL

The Eswatini Litigation Centre, Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women's Assembly, and Melusi Simelane have submitted a Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Eswatini, contesting the dismissal of…

Melusi Simelane13 March 2026

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Regulamentação das comunicações ameaça encerramento da Internet

SALC apela à revisão urgente e alteração do Regulamento de Controlo do Tráfego de Telecomunicações de Moçambique (Decreto 48/2025) O Centro de Litígios da África Austral (SALC) manifesta profunda preocupação…

Melusi Simelane6 February 2026

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CSOs Congratulate IOM on Repatriation of Orville Isaac Etoria

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes Jamaican national Orville Isaac Etoria’s return to his home country, through the support of the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), where he will…

Melusi Simelane24 September 2025

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CSOs Threaten Legal Action Over US Deportations to Eswatini

Mbabane, 18 July 2025 – This week, the Trump Administration sent five individuals to be imprisoned in Eswatini. Their removal from the US and arrival in Eswatini have raised numerous…

Melusi Simelane18 July 2025

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SADC and AU Must Act Against Media Harassment in Zimbabwe

Harare, 11 July 2025: The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) strongly condemns the harassment of journalists and media practitioners in Zimbabwe. SALC is deeply concerned about the ongoing harassment of…

Melusi Simelane11 July 2025

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Crackdown on Rights Defenders in Tanzania Requires Urgent Action

12 June 2025 – Johannesburg, South Africa The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned by the alarming trend of harassment, intimidation, and criminalisation of human rights defenders…

Melusi Simelane12 June 2025

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Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe

Mail & Guardian 27 May 2025 Melusi Simelane In a nation where democratic space is already under suffocating pressure, Zimbabwe’s new Private Voluntary Organisations (Amendment) Act, 2024 (PVO Act) arrives…

Melusi Simelane3 June 2025

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Lets Move from Concern To Action: SALC at 83rd ACHPR Session

Introduction 1. Honourable Chairperson of the Commission, Honourable Commissioners, State Delegates, Participants, and esteemed guests, we appreciate the opportunity to speak at this 83rd session of the African Commission on…

Melusi Simelane5 May 2025

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