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High Court of Lesotho hears challenge to LHDA’s refusal to release data on dam-affected communities Civic RightsCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Ongoing CasesCivic Rights NewsCivic Rights Ongoing CasesMalawi

High Court of Lesotho hears challenge to LHDA’s refusal to release data on dam-affected communities

Maseru and Johannesburg, 27 October 2026 – Today the High Court of Lesotho hears Seinoli Trust v Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, a review of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority's (LHDA)…
Staff Writer
27 October 2026
Who benefits? Mining, climate justice, and the fight for community voice in Malawi ArticlesMalawiSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives Articles

Who benefits? Mining, climate justice, and the fight for community voice in Malawi

The Nation (3) May Chikondi Chijozi Jere Malawi is standing at the edge of a mining boom. From the rare earth deposits at Kangankunde to the globally significant rutile discovery…
Chikondi Chijozi
18 May 2026
Court orders the release of refugees’ confiscated property Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Police AbuseMalawi

Court orders the release of refugees’ confiscated property

On 13 October 2025, the Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court ordered the release of containers that the Malawi Police Service had confiscated while moving refugees and asylum seekers to Dzaleka Camp. Subsequently, the police sold some of the farm produce contained in the containers to…
Staff Writer
17 October 2025
‘Camp courts are here to stay’ ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform ArticlesCriminal Justice Prison ReformCriminal Justice Prison Reform ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesMalawi

‘Camp courts are here to stay’

Polity 12 August 2025 Shilpa Rao On a Tuesday afternoon in July, a magistrate sits inside a local prison in Malawi. A remandee stands before him and begins to share…
Staff Writer
12 August 2025

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