Eswatini: Challenging Limitations to the Right to Associate during Elections...
On 26 August 2018, a 26-day campaign period that culminates in the secondary elections to be held on 21 September…
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Botswana: Court recognises a child’s right to a name and nationality...
SALC supported a case challenging the refusal of the Attorney General and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration…
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Botswana: Challenging prescription in medical negligence claim...
In January 2017, SALC supported the filing of an appeal against a High Court decision dismissing a claim for medical…
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Malawi: Challenging the imprisonment of children...
Factual Background In 2018, a case was brought by civil society organisations were concerned that the conditions in Bvumbwe and…
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Lesotho: Challenging the offence of criminal defamation...
SALC supported a case challenging the constitutionality of the offence of criminal defamation. On 6 July 2016, Basildon Peta was…
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Lesotho: Challenge to unfair dismissal of pregnant women in Defence Force...
SALC provided support to Advocate Monaheng Rasokoai and FIDA-Lesotho in the case of Mokhele and Others v Commander, Lesotho Defence…
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SOUTH AFRICA: THE STATE vs HENRY EMOMITIMI OKAH...
On 23rd February the Constitutional Court handed down a unanimous judgment in the consolidated applications in the case of State…
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Botswana: Challenge to the offence of sedition...
In September 2014, a warrant of arrest was issued for Botswana journalist, Outsa Makone, charging him with sedition after the…
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