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Malawi: Challenging use of common nuisance offence during sweeping exercises Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Police Abuse Completed CasesCriminal Justice Police AbuseMalawi

Malawi: Challenging use of common nuisance offence during sweeping exercises

Factual Background In November 2016, 21 persons were charged with the offence of common nuisance contrary to section 168 of the Penal Code. The police alleged that they were found…
Staff Writer
22 December 2016
Malawi protecting women from illegal land seizure ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Malawi protecting women from illegal land seizure

8 December 2016, Malawi – On Friday 2 December 2016, the High Court of Malawi, sitting in Mzuzu, dismissed an action brought by the Plaintiffs, an elite couple, against two…
Staff Writer
8 December 2016
South Africa: Challenging NPA inaction for TRC related prosecutions International JusticeInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa: Challenging NPA inaction for TRC related prosecutions

Nkadimeng v the National Director of Public Prosecutions and others SALC is supporting the family of Nokuthula Simelane to compel the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to either refer the disappearance…
Staff Writer
28 November 2016
Criminal trespass charge used to force Ntenge residents off their customary land: Mwape Wellington & 2 Others v The People Socio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Ongoing CasesSocio-economic Rights Ongoing CasesZambia

Criminal trespass charge used to force Ntenge residents off their customary land: Mwape Wellington & 2 Others v The People

SALC is currently collaborating with the Muchinda Royal Establishment and the Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) to support an appeal challenging the use of the offence of criminal trespass to force…
Staff Writer
25 November 2016
South Africa/Sudan: Case challenging the State’s failure to implement the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Al Bashir International JusticeInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa/Sudan: Case challenging the State’s failure to implement the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Al Bashir

SALC sought the implementation of an arrest warrant for Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir who arrived in South Africa for the African Union (AU) summit that took place in Johannesburg…
Staff Writer
18 November 2016

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