Melusi Simelane, Author at Southern Africa Litigation Centre

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Tanzania: Decisive Intervention is Required to Restore Democracy

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is troubled by the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) Preliminary Statement regarding the 2025 General Election in the United Republic of Tanzania. While the…

Melusi Simelane3 November 2025

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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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Defend the press: Protect free expression and democratic values

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is alarmed and outraged by the escalating assault on freedom of expression, assembly, and access to information across Southern Africa. The arrest of Zimbabwean journalist…

Melusi Simelane1 April 2025

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Abolish the death penalty in Africa

Mail & Guardian 19 February 2025 Melusi Simelane In November 2024, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which sits in Arusha, reaffirmed the importance of the right to…

Melusi Simelane20 February 2025

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The era of misinformation and disinformation is a global crisis

Mail & Guadian and Polity 11 February 2025 By Melusi Simelane Misinformation and disinformation have surged at an alarming rate, fuelled by deliberate policy changes from major social media platforms…

Melusi Simelane12 February 2025

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