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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

Civic Rights Lesotho

[PRESS BRIEFING] LESOTHO RULE OF LAW CRISIS

On Monday 1 February 2016, two important events are scheduled in Lesotho that stand to have important effects on the country’s prospects for peace and stability and to indicate the…

Staff Writer29 January 2016

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Endangering lawyers and the rule of law in Lesotho and Swaziland

Annabel Raw & Caroline James Friday 22 January is the international Day of the Endangered Lawyer. It is a day in which we draw focus on those in the legal profession…

Staff Writer22 January 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

Civic Rights Lesotho

Court Diary: Lesotho Soldier Challenges the SADC Commission of Inquiry

Annabel Raw On 2 and 3 December 2015, SALC attended a hearing in the Maseru High Court in Hashatsi v the Prime Minister and Others. The case relates to a Commission…

Staff Writer9 December 2015

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HASHATSI COURT DIARY: LESOTHO SOLDIER CHALLENGES THE SADC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

On 2 and 3 December 2015, SALC attended a hearing in the Maseru High Court in Hashatsi v the Prime Minister and Others. The case relates to a Commission of…

Staff Writer9 December 2015

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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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South Africa choosing to vote against the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) regrets that South Africa has chosen to vote against the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. The resolution, spearheaded by the Norway and…

Staff Writer27 November 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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