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Mining company takes Zambia pollution case to Supreme Court in bid to avoid trial Socio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsSocio-economic Rights ResourcesZambia

Mining company takes Zambia pollution case to Supreme Court in bid to avoid trial

MINING COMPANY TAKES ZAMBIA POLLUTION CASE TO SUPREME COURT IN BID TO AVOID TRIAL Sino Metals appeals High Court ruling that cleared the way for 176 community members to have…
Staff Writer
29 May 2026
Who benefits? Mining, climate justice, and the fight for community voice in Malawi ArticlesMalawiSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives Articles

Who benefits? Mining, climate justice, and the fight for community voice in Malawi

The Nation (3) May Chikondi Chijozi Jere Malawi is standing at the edge of a mining boom. From the rare earth deposits at Kangankunde to the globally significant rutile discovery…
Chikondi Chijozi
18 May 2026
Hate speech is an assault on democracy ArticlesBotswanaCivic Rights Expression ArticlesEquality Rights ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Articles

Hate speech is an assault on democracy

Botswana Guardian (13 February 2026) *By Anna Mmolai-Chalmers  Botswana self-identifies as a democratic country, and, according to the Democracy Index, the indicators of democracy include, but are not limited to, political participation, civil liberties, good governance, and…
Anna Chalmers-Mmolai
12 February 2026
Landmark human rights and environmental case trial on 10 December 2025 ArticlesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

Landmark human rights and environmental case trial on 10 December 2025

Case proceeds after High Court dismisses mining company’s bid to throw out the case Lusaka/Johannesburg – The High Court of Zambia has dismissed the application by Sino Metals Leach Zambia…
Staff Writer
8 December 2025
Amnesty International and SALC intervene on landmark multinational mining case at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal Socio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSouth AfricaZambia

Amnesty International and SALC intervene on landmark multinational mining case at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal

Bloemfontein – As the Supreme Court of Appeal starts hearing the appeal in Various Parties obo Minors and Another v Anglo American South Africa today, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre…
Staff Writer
3 November 2025
Destroying protected forests one tree at a time: Inside Zambia’s Kasanka National Park ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

Destroying protected forests one tree at a time: Inside Zambia’s Kasanka National Park

Kasanka National Park, located in Zambia’s Central Province, is one of the country’s most treasured protected areas. Though it is the smallest national park in Zambia, it is home to…
Staff Writer
8 August 2025
Jurisdiction, justice, and the journey home: The San and Bayei people’s struggle to reclaim Chief’s Island (Khuti ya ga Mathiba), their indigenous and ancestral land ArticlesBotswanaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Resources

Jurisdiction, justice, and the journey home: The San and Bayei people’s struggle to reclaim Chief’s Island (Khuti ya ga Mathiba), their indigenous and ancestral land

Botswana Guardian Weekend Post Xtra TheMidweek Sun 30 July Madelyn Evans  To an outsider’s eye, the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana’s Northwest District appears as a lush reserve, teeming with…
Staff Writer
1 August 2025

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