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Eswatini High Court postpones case on the refusal to register an LGBT advocacy group

24 June 2020, Mbabane – Today, the Eswatini High Court was scheduled to hear arguments in the case of Simelane & Others versus Minister of Commerce and Industries & Others,…

Staff Writer25 June 2020

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Zambia

Joint Statement: Zambia: Authorities escalate attacks on dissent by denying youth leaders right to protest

Zambian authorities have escalated their attacks on dissent by thwarting a planned anti-corruption protest leading to organisers streaming their protest from the outskirts of Lusaka. According to a coalition of…

Staff Writer24 June 2020

Equality Rights Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights News Eswatini

Eswatini High Court to hear case on the refusal to register an LGBT advocacy group

22 June 2020, Mbabane – On 24 June 2020, the Eswatini High Court will hear arguments in the case of Simelane & Others versus Minister of Commerce and Industries &…

Staff Writer22 June 2020

Equality Rights Equality Rights Completed Cases Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ Completed Cases Eswatini

Eswatini: Challenging the refusal to register an advocacy group

In September 2019, Eswatini’s Registrar of Companies refused to register the organisation Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM). The Registrar argued that ESGM’s purpose was unlawful because same-sex sexual acts…

Staff Writer22 June 2020

Articles Equality Rights Equality Rights Articles Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Health Articles Equality Rights News SADC

Are African nations putting policing over public health?

On 29 May 2020, SALC's intern, Nicholas Bugeja's article titled: Are African nations putting policing over public health? was published by The Lowy Institute. In the health and epidemiological challenges…

Nicholas Bugeja22 June 2020

Articles Civic Rights Civic Rights Articles Civic Rights Democratic Governance Civic Rights Democratic Governance Articles Civic Rights News Malawi

In the lead-up to Malawi’s election ‘re-run’, its government is in free fall

On 17 June, SALC's intern, Nicholas Bugeja's article titled " In the lead-up to Malawi's election re-run, its Government is in free fall" was published in the Independant Australia In…

Nicholas Bugeja18 June 2020

Criminal Justice DR Congo

Statement condemning the killing of Judge Raphael Yanyi Ovungu

SALC is concerned by the targeting and killing of Judge Raphael Yanyi Ovungu, a member of the judiciary in the DRC. We are further concerned that the police initially wrongfully…

Staff Writer17 June 2020

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice News Criminal Justice Police Abuse SADC

African civil society call to the United States of America to change

In May 2020, over 1000 civil society organisations and individuals raised concerns around the structural and systemic inequality, racism, and injustice taking place in the United States. On 17 June…

Staff Writer17 June 2020

Civic Rights Judicial Independence Civic Rights News Malawi

Joint statement on the threats against the independence of judges in Malawi

On 15 June 2020, civil society issued a joint statement calling upon Chief Justice Hon. Andrew Nyirenda and Hon. Judge Edward Twea to continue with their functions as judicial officers,…

Staff Writer15 June 2020

Civic Rights Research Reports & Policy Briefs Zimbabwe

An analysis of Zimbabwe’s proposed constitutional amendments relating to the judiciary

The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill, 2019 (‘the Amendment Bill’) was published in Zimbabwe’s Government Gazette on 31 December 2019. The Bill seeks to make changes to the…

Staff Writer10 June 2020

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