According to data from the World Prison Brief, there are approximately 398,206 individuals incarcerated in the SADC region. Of the 16 SADC States, only 4 have a prison occupancy rate…
Anneke Meerkotter20 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
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
AfricanLII 7 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter Apart from the budgeting process being opaque to most citizens, the political priorities in the national budget can quickly negate the needs of…
Anneke Meerkotter7 March 2025
AfricanLII 6 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter Climate change will wreak havoc on the SADC region, yet its impact on places of detention is seldom considered. According to World Prison…
Anneke Meerkotter6 March 2025
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 12 Petty policing practices: Enforcement of minor offences against persons with psychosocial disabilities in three East African countries By Anneke Meerkotter Anneke Meerkotter contributed an…
Anneke Meerkotter21 February 2025
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
The Weekend Nation 4 January 2024 By Lloyd Chitsulo Despite operating in a country where prostitution is not a crime, Malawian sex workers continue to face rampant abuse and exploitation.…
Staff Writer7 January 2025
The Nation 10 October 2024 By Violet Kanyimbiri and Vivian Kasunda Today as we commemorate World Mental Health Day, we reflect on the offence of attempted suicide and its impact…
Vivian Kasunda10 October 2024