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Equality Rights Health Malawi

Challenge to use of Defilement Offences against Adolescents Engaged in Consensual Sex in Malawi

Blantyre, 26 August 2020 – Yesterday, the Child Justice Court sitting in Blantyre, Malawi, issued an order for a stay of criminal proceedings against an adolescent boy who was charged…

Staff Writer26 August 2020

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Zimbabwe

Joint statement concerning the judgment against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa

We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations and individuals note with grave concern the decision of the Zimbabwean Magistrates Court to disqualify Beatrice Mtetwa from continuing as defence legal counsel for journalist…

Staff Writer24 August 2020

Criminal Justice Zimbabwe

SALC statement condemning the barring of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and SALC board member, Beatrice Mtetwa

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemns the recent barring of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and SALC board member, Beatrice Mtetwa, from representing her client, Hopewell Chin’ono, in a bail…

Staff Writer19 August 2020

Civic Rights Tanzania

Joint Letter to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Tanzania

On 07 August, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, SADC Lawyers Association and Centre for Strategic Litigation issued a letter to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the…

Staff Writer12 August 2020

Criminal Justice Zimbabwe

SALC statement on arrest of Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned about the clampdown on expression and peaceful assembly in Zimbabwe following the arrests of investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition leader…

Staff Writer27 July 2020

Criminal Justice Malawi

Urgent decongestion of prisons after COVID-19 cases registered in Chichiri and Mzimba prisons

We the undersigned organizations reiterate our call for the immediate decongestion of prisons following two confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Mzimba and Chichiri Prison. On 14 July 2020, the…

Staff Writer17 July 2020

Articles Socio-Economic Rights Socio-Economic Rights Articles Socio-economic Rights Land Rights Socio-Economic Rights Land Rights Articles Socio-economic Rights News Zambia

A new dawn for the protection of the rights of vulnerable communities with unregistered land in Zambia

Commonwealth Lawyers Association 26 June 2020 Brigadier Siachitema In a recent decision of the High Court for Zambia, a community of displaced Zambian villagers succeeded in a land dispute against…

Brigadier Siachitema7 July 2020

Equality Rights Equality Rights Completed Cases Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Health Completed Cases Malawi

Malawi: Challenging criminalisation of adolescent sexuality

SALC is working with Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) – Malawi in a challenge to the law of defilement in s138 of the Penal Code, insofar…

Staff Writer3 July 2020

Criminal Justice DR Congo

Joint Letter to the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers on the Killing of Judge Raphael Yanyi Ovungu

Civil Society Organisations wrote a letter to the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers on the killing of Judge Raphael Yanyi Ovungu. Here is the English version…

Staff Writer3 July 2020

Equality Rights Equality Rights Women Socio-Economic Rights Socio-economic Rights Land Rights Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe High court compels adherence to the constitution in chieftainship selection

29 June 2020 – On 25 June 2020, the Bulawayo High Court, per Justice Takuva, issued a judgment in the case of Silibaziso Mlotshwa v District Administrator, Hwange N.O &…

Staff Writer29 June 2020