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Joint statement: Angola chairs Security Council but refuses to release Human Rights defender

Angola is holding the Presidency of the UN Security Council in New York throughout March 2016. The Angolan authorities appear to be proud of this fact and have stressed their…

Staff Writer14 March 2016

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Museveni vs the People: Elections in a time of social media

Daily Maverick In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has just been re-elected president, marking 30 years in power. In an election marred by disturbances including the repeated arrest of main opposition…

Staff Writer3 March 2016

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Eswatini

Court Diary: Swaziland Constitutional Challenges, Day 4

Caroline James On Tuesday, 9 February 2016 the High Court in Swaziland concluded the hearing on the constitutionality of the Sedition and Subversive Activities Act and the Suppression of Terrorism…

Staff Writer10 February 2016

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Court Diary: Swaziland Constitutional Challenges, Day 3

Caroline James On Monday, 8 February 2016, the Swazi High Court continued hearing applications challenging the constitutionality of the Sedition and Subversive Activities Act and the Suppression of Terrorism Act.…

Staff Writer8 February 2016

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Zimbabwe: Challenging the Constitutionality of the Criminal Defamation Offence

In 2014, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ruled that the offence of Criminal Defamation was unconstitutional under the former constitution. However, the Court stated that “t might also be argued…

Staff Writer3 February 2016

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UN working group on arbitrary detention calls for release of human rights activist José Marcos Mavungo

All Africa WASHINGTON, Jan. 06, 2016 —The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT France), Front Line Defenders, the Southern African…

Staff Writer6 January 2016

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Another human rights fail

IOL 04 December 2015 Last week, the South African government dealt yet another devastating blow to its human rights record, as it voted against a UN Third Committee resolution on…

Staff Writer4 December 2015

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We join the bullies

South Africa has voted against the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights defenders South Africa – along with 13 other countries including North Korea, Sudan, Syria, China,…

Staff Writer27 November 2015

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Two men wrongfully jailed in Swaziland

Jacaranda FM Former Swazi political prisoners Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko have demanded multi-million rand settlements from King Mswati’s government for wrongful imprisonment. Makhubu, a newsmagazine editor, and Maseko, an…

Staff Writer23 October 2015

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STATEMENT: THE SOUTHERN AFRICA LITIGATION CENTRE SUPPORTS SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS’ PROTEST

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) stands in solidarity with students’ struggles against fee increments in South Africa. We support the call for broader transformation at tertiary institutions and condemn…

Staff Writer22 October 2015

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