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Botswana Curt of Appeal to hear critical land case

20 January 2023, Gaborone - On Tuesday, 24 January 2023, the Botswana Court of Appeal will hear an appeal brought by the Attorney General and the Registrar of Deeds (Appellants)…

Staff Writer20 January 2023

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Justice delayed, justice denied: The impact on CSOs and litigants

The Nation, Malawi Published 1 February 2023 By Anna Mmlai-Chalmers If you or your organisation have been involved in litigation, you are undoubtedly aware that litigation is a lengthy process.…

Anna Chalmers-Mmolai21 November 2022

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Court of Appeal to decide on the rightful owners of Forest Hill farm

6 October 2022 - On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, the Court of Appeal of Botswana will hear an appeal brought by the Attorney General, the Registrar of Deeds, and the…

Staff Writer6 October 2022

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Botswana: Indigenous San and Bayei communities fight to protect ancestral land and indigenous rights

Tawana Land Board v Botswana Khwedom Council & 10 Others The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is working with the Botswana Khwedom Council to support the San and Bayei communities in…

Staff Writer24 September 2022

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Policy brief: An opportunity for law reform on child marriage in Eswatini

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre through the support of the Hivos SRHR fund published a policy brief focusing on the harmful practice of child marriage and the opportunity for law…

Staff Writer24 June 2022

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Botswana: High Court awards damages against the State for negligence

On 29 March 2022, the High Court of Botswana issued a judgment awarding damages in the sum of P400 000 in the case of GMJ v Attorney General, a claim for…

Staff Writer1 April 2022

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Botswana: Accountability for violation of rights of woman seeking reproductive healthcare in state institutions

SALC supported a case in which the Plaintiff, who had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy and developed complications, and she was later diagnosed as having a vaginal fistula. She failed…

Staff Writer29 March 2022

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The Botswana Court of Appeal’s decriminalisation judgment explained

On 29 November 2021, the Botswana Court of Appeal issued a judgment in the case of Attorney General v Motshidiemang. The Court of Appeal held that the Penal Code’s prohibition…

Staff Writer6 December 2021

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Botswana Court of Appeal decriminalises consensual sex between same-sex partners

29 November 2021, Gaborone – Today, the Botswana Court of Appeal, through Judge President Ian Kirby, issued a monumental judgment to decriminalise consensual sex between same-sex partners. In a unanimous…

Staff Writer29 November 2021

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Joint statement: Botswana Court of Appeal sets a date for decriminalisation judgment for 29 November 2021

On Monday, 29 November 2021, the Botswana Court of Appeal will issue a judgment on the decriminalisation case, Motshidiemang v Attorney General, the matter in which Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals…

Staff Writer26 November 2021

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