Mail & Guadian 16 April 2025 Atilla Kisla Years from now, Monday, 14 April 2025, will be recited as a major step in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. For the…
Atilla Kisla17 April 2025
Weekend Nation 5 April 2025 Chikondi Chijozi The Prisons Act in Malawi was enacted into law in 1956. When Malawi adopted the 1994 Constitution, which entrenched the Bill of Rights…
Chikondi Chijozi14 April 2025
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
African LII 20 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter According to data from the World Prison Brief, there are approximately 398,206 individuals incarcerated in the SADC region. Of the 16 SADC…
Anneke Meerkotter20 March 2025
African LII 19 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter The treatment of prisoners in any country reflects its level of democracy and commitment to the rule of law. However, many citizens…
Anneke Meerkotter19 March 2025
African LII 19 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter “The conditions are very poor … I can say beyond human living … something you cannot imagine. We would sometimes sleep on…
Anneke Meerkotter19 March 2025
Modern Ghana (18 March 2025) Botswana Gazette (19 March 2025) Washington Blade (20 March 2025) Eswatini Observer (20 March 2025) Botswana Guardian (21 March 2025) The Weekend Post (22 March…
Bradley Fortuin19 March 2025
Weekend Nation By: Vivian Kasunda 15 March 2025 The right to freedom of expression is a fundamental cornerstone of democratic societies, allowing individuals to express their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs…
Vivian Kasunda17 March 2025
AfricanLII 13 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter James (not his real name) is a 36-year-old man living with HIV who was convicted and sentenced to four years in Maula Prison,…
Anneke Meerkotter13 March 2025