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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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Malawi High Court to consider challenge of criminal defamation

Lilongwe, Malawi – On 17 December 2024, the Malawi High Court will consider a challenge to the offence of criminal defamation under section 200 of the Penal Code. This challenge,…

Melusi Simelane10 December 2024

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Elections: A critical juncture in Botswana’s democratic evolution

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is closely monitoring civic rights, human rights, and the application of the rule of law in Botswana as the nation, home to one of…

Melusi Simelane16 October 2024

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Restrictions on press freedoms threatens credibility of elections

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned by the Tanzanian authorities’ escalating crackdown on freedom of expression and political dissent as the country approaches its 2025 general elections.…

Melusi Simelane8 October 2024

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SUPREME COURT IGNORES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: UPHOLDS SEDITION

15 August 2024 – On 13 August 2024, the Eswatini Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgement in the case of Prime Minister of Eswatini and Another v Thulani Maseko…

Melusi Simelane14 August 2024

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