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Eswatini: Sedition charges impact on freedom of expression Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEswatini

Eswatini: Sedition charges impact on freedom of expression

In May 2019, an activist was charged with sedition, on the basis that court papers which he had filed risked raising disaffection amongst the King's subjects. The offence of sedition…
Staff Writer
23 November 2022
Malawi: Protecting right to freedom of expression for Woman Human Rights Defenders Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Protecting right to freedom of expression for Woman Human Rights Defenders

SALC is supporting the Women Lawyers Association (WLA) of Malawi to challenge the arbitrary arrest and detention of a Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) on a charge of “Insulting the…
Staff Writer
23 January 2019
Zambia: Defending human rights defenders’ right to protest Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Police Abuse Completed CasesCriminal Justice Police AbuseZambia

Zambia: Defending human rights defenders’ right to protest

On 29 September 2017, Laura Miti, Sean Tembo, Fumba Chama, Bornwell Mwewa, Lewis Mwape and Mika Mwambazi were arrested in terms of section 127 of the Penal Code which provides…
Staff Writer
21 December 2018
Eswatini: Supporting the right to protest at a university Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEswatiniSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-Economic Rights Education Completed Cases

Eswatini: Supporting the right to protest at a university

SALC is concerned that the doctrine of common purpose is on occasion used by university councils to punish student leaders where damages of university property occurred during a student protest.…
Staff Writer
18 December 2018
Zambia: Defending activist on contempt of court charges Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesZambia

Zambia: Defending activist on contempt of court charges

Factual Background On 13 March 2018, the Supreme Court of Zambia gave a final judgment in the case of Savenda Management Services v Stanbic Bank Zambia Limited. Prior to that,…
Staff Writer
23 November 2018
Eswatini: Challenging Limitations to the Right to Associate during Elections Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEswatini

Eswatini: Challenging Limitations to the Right to Associate during Elections

On 26 August 2018, a 26-day campaign period that culminates in the secondary elections to be held on 21 September 2018 began. It is in respect of this campaign period…
Staff Writer
25 August 2018
Zimbabwe: Challenging limits on voter education Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesZimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Challenging limits on voter education

Veritas v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission & 2 Others SALC is providing support to Veritas, a non-profit organisation based in Zimbabwe which provides publicly accessible information on the work of the…
Staff Writer
2 July 2018
Lesotho: Challenging the offence of criminal defamation Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesLesotho

Lesotho: Challenging the offence of criminal defamation

SALC supported a case challenging the constitutionality of the offence of criminal defamation. On 6 July 2016, Basildon Peta was charged with the crime of defamation in contravention of section…
Staff Writer
21 May 2018
Botswana high court
Botswana: Challenge to the offence of sedition BotswanaCivic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed Cases

Botswana: Challenge to the offence of sedition

In September 2014, a warrant of arrest was issued for Botswana journalist, Outsa Makone, charging him with sedition after the publication of an article in the Sunday Standard on 31…
Staff Writer
5 February 2018
Zimbabwe: Challenging the disenfranchisement of Zimbabweans in the diaspora Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesZimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Challenging the disenfranchisement of Zimbabweans in the diaspora

Shumba & Others v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & Others SALC supported three members of the Zimbabwe Diaspora, represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, who challenged…
Staff Writer
18 January 2018