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News Release: Time to Overhaul Swaziland’s Oppressive Suppression of Terrorism Act, Say Local and International Organizations Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Expression

News Release: Time to Overhaul Swaziland’s Oppressive Suppression of Terrorism Act, Say Local and International Organizations

Johannesburg, 12 November – In a letter to Swaziland’s Prime Minister, 25 organisations called on the government to amend the reviled and unconstitutional Suppression of Terrorism Act (STA), which has been…
Staff Writer
19 November 2013
25 LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF SWAZILAND TO AMEND THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM ACT Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionEswatini

25 LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS URGE THE GOVERNMENT OF SWAZILAND TO AMEND THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM ACT

Twenty five local, regional, and international organisation today wrote to the Prime Minister of Swaziland, Dr Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini, urging him and his government to amend the controversial Suppression of…
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19 November 2013
Trial of Paul Kasonkomona points to politically motivated arrest ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsZambia

Trial of Paul Kasonkomona points to politically motivated arrest

  On 16 October 2013, the long awaited trial of human rights activist, Paul Kasonkomona, proceeded in the Lusaka Magistrates Court in Zambia. Evidence led by the State during Kasonkomona’s…
Staff Writer
18 October 2013
South Africa: The Constitutionality of the Confidentiality Provisions in the Refugees Act Civic RightsCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesInternational JusticeInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa: The Constitutionality of the Confidentiality Provisions in the Refugees Act

SALC was admitted as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the Constitutional Court matter, Mail and Guardian Media Limited and others v Chipu NO and others. On 27 September 2013,…
Staff Writer
27 September 2013
SALC Writes To Zambian President SATA Expressing Concern at the Targeting of Independent Journalists Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionZambia

SALC Writes To Zambian President SATA Expressing Concern at the Targeting of Independent Journalists

SALC has written to Zambian President Sata expressing its concern at the targeting of journalists allegedly operating the Zambian Watchdog online news publication. Thomas Zganbo and Clayson Hamasaka have been…
Staff Writer
12 July 2013
Zambian High Court to rule on gay case ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsZambia

Zambian High Court to rule on gay case

IOL Lusaka – The trial of prominent Zambian gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona was put on hold Wednesday in order for the High Court to rule on a challenge brought…
Staff Writer
6 June 2013
Kasonkomona wins first round battle ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsZambia

Kasonkomona wins first round battle

Ground Up 6 June 2013 Zambian activist Paul Kasonkomona has won an important first round in his court battle. In an interview on Zambian television in April he called for…
Staff Writer
6 June 2013
Homosexual case referred to High Court ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsZambia

Homosexual case referred to High Court

Zambian Watchdog The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court ruled today that the criminal case against HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona should be transferred to the High Court for a hearing on the constitutional…
Staff Writer
22 May 2013