Zimbabwe is in the midst of an economic crisis, which has only been exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdown restrictions have led to a decrease in manufacturing,…
Staff Writer15 Jul 2021
In March 2021, SALC made a submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights for the Tanzania UPR 39th session. Read the submission here.
Staff Writer25 Mar 2021
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) filed written submissions in the Parliament of Eswatini. The submissions were filed with the Clerk of the ICT Portfolio Committee. In the submissions, SALC…
Staff Writer15 Oct 2020
Mozambique’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review 38th Session (May 2021) Submission by: Southern Africa Litigation Centre October 2020 Introduction This submission has been prepared by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC).…
Staff Writer15 Oct 2020
A Constitution of any State is a body of fundamental principles which the State is acknowledged to be governed by; it is the supreme law of the land. The procedure…
Staff Writer27 May 2020
It is more than seventy years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted yet the struggle to achieve full realisation of human rights remains a pressing reality.…
Staff Writer11 Mar 2019
Reflecting on the Closing of Civic Spaces and its Impact on Marginalised Groups in Southern Africa 2018 marks the 20th anniversary since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the landmark…
Staff Writer13 Nov 2018
Every year, on 10 December, the world celebrates International Human Rights Day – the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly…
Staff Writer9 Dec 2016
In March 2016, the Botswana Court of Appeal ruled that the government's refusal to register an LGBT organisation unconstitutional. This ground-breaking case created important precedent on the right to freedom…
Staff Writer24 Sep 2016