Nyasa Times By Alfred Chauwa Stakeholders have described the new HIV and AIDS Bill as ‘a bad law’ and a disaster to happen as it is discriminatory and will impede…
Staff Writer2 November 2017
Annabel Raw and Michaela Clayton The Mail and Guardian Zambia is the second country this year to propose introducing forced HIV testing and treatment in the name of “public health”.…
Staff Writer23 August 2017
6 April 2016 News Business Ethiopia Laws alone will not end child marriage, but they are a necessary and important starting point in de-legitimizing a practice that violates the rights…
Staff Writer8 April 2016
Annabel Raw Thought Leader Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world and is heavily dependent on aid. About 40% of its annual budget comes from international donors.…
Staff Writer12 November 2015
Annabel Raw Thought Leader 1 July 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre’s health rights programme was established in 2007 to advance human rights and the rule of law in Southern…
Annabel Raw1 July 2015
In recent weeks, the Government of Botswana has announced plans to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy to all sex workers regardless of their CD4 counts. The commendable aim of the initiative, as described by the…
Annabel Raw26 May 2015
Thought Leader By Annabel Raw Today is World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating the discovery of the cause of the disease in 1882. Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease with traces in…
Staff Writer24 March 2015
Annabel Raw The Zambian Prison Service has recently concluded a multilateral agreement with a number of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to transfer foreign prisoners to their countries of nationality,…
Staff Writer19 January 2015
The Business Day By Annabel Raw THE outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has caused global hysteria and fear. Human rights should be our focus instead. In recent weeks, two…
Staff Writer19 August 2014