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ZIMBABWE VOTES FOR NEW CONSTITUTION

On 16 March 2013, Zimbabwe held a referendum on whether to accept the draft COPAC Constitution. Initial reports suggest that an overwhelming majority of the approximately two million voters who…

Staff Writer18 March 2013

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Zimbabwe: Police attempt to raid peace project offices at night

SW Radio By Tichaona Sibanda On Monday night police in Harare tried to search the offices of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, six hours after they had earlier stormed the same…

Staff Writer12 February 2013

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ZIMBABWE’S LATEST DRAFT CONSTITUTION – BETTER THAN EXPECTED BUT FAR FROM IDEAL

In September 2012, debates around the draft Zimbabwean Constitution reached a deadlock, with ZANU-PF publishing an alternative version to that put forward by COPAC in July 2012. Since then progress has been made and a…

Staff Writer29 January 2013

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SADC Tribunal paid the price for threatening States’ authority

The Business Day TANZANIAN president Jakaya Kikwete is said to have described it as a monster that will “devour us all”. Now the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Tribunal —…

Staff Writer28 January 2013

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BOTSWANA: HEALTH BILL CONTROVERSY…

Parliament is divided on whether to pass the Health Bill or not. Some Members of Parliament have expressed concern that the Bill needs further consultation while the executive feels that…

Staff Writer14 December 2012

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Will Uganda parliament square off against human rights?

International Human Rights Day Over the past two decades, parliaments in Africa have increasingly entrenched human rights in their national constitutions. These constitutions require that governments protect and promote human…

Staff Writer10 December 2012

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Uganda’s anti-homosexuality Bill should not be on the parliamentary agenda of a country battling to maintain credibility

First published as a Legal Brief on Polity.org.za 30 November 2012 By Anneke Meekotter Debates are raging within Uganda these past two weeks which have taken the country and the world…

Staff Writer30 November 2012

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AU court to rule on SADC tribunal suspension

The Zimbabwean In a landmark legal request, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights has been asked to use its advisory powers to determine whether the suspension of the…

Staff Writer26 November 2012

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PRESS RELEASE: AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT ASKED TO RULE ON LEGALITY OF SADC TRIBUNAL’S SUSPENSION

Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT ASKED TO RULE ON LEGALITY OF SADC TRIBUNAL’S SUSPENSION Johannesburg, 26 November– In a landmark…

Staff Writer26 November 2012

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SALC attends the 52nd ordinary session of the African Commission on human and peoples’ rights

The 52nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held in Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire from 9-22 October 2012, celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Commission. In a speech…

Staff Writer26 October 2012