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Women consent to sex

Malawi Nation 22 March 2015 A Supreme Court judge has said courts should not regard silence of a girl or woman as consent to sexual intercourse. The judge, Lovemore Chikopa,…

Staff Writer24 March 2015

Civic Rights Criminal Justice Eswatini

STATEMENT: THE SOUTHERN AFRICA LITIGATION CENTRE CONDEMNS THE USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AGAINST SWAZI LAWYER, THULANI MASEKO

Johannesburg: The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) expresses its deepest concern at reports from Swaziland that Thulani Maseko, a prominent human rights lawyer convicted of contempt of court and serving a…

Staff Writer23 March 2015

Angola Criminal Justice

OPEN LETTER FROM HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREE PRESS GROUPS CALLING FOR CHARGES AGAINST RAFAEL MARQUES DE MORAIS TO BE DROPPED

Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais wrote a book, and for that, he could go to jail. His book, published in Portugal in 2011, alleges serious human rights violations committed by…

Staff Writer23 March 2015

Freedom Of Speech Concept Showing Group Of Young People With Mouths Covered With Tape

Articles Civic Rights Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights News Eswatini

What’s the heavy-handed crackdown on free speech in Swaziland?

Thought Leader, Mail & Guardian 18 March 2015 By Caroline James Remembering Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu — one year on… Can you remember what you were doing 365 days…

Staff Writer18 March 2015

Angola flag is depicted on a sports cloth fabric with many folds. Sport team waving banner

Angola Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression

JOINT STATEMENT-ANGOLA: DETAINED ACTIVISTS MUST BE IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY FREED

The Angolan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two human rights defenders who were detained solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the country’s…

Staff Writer18 March 2015

Equality Rights Resources Equality Rights Women Lesotho

Discussion on discrimination against women in traditional leadership in the African agenda

11 February 2015 On Wednesday, 11 February 2015, Muluka Miti-Drummond (SALC Regional Advocacy Director) and Senate Masupha from Lesotho were interviewed at Talk at Nine by Aubrey Masango following a joint…

Staff Writer26 February 2015

Equality Rights Women Malawi

REGIONAL RIGHTS BODY REPORTS MALAWI TO THE UN

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has reported Malawi to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, raising concerns over the criminalisation of…

Staff Writer15 February 2015

Equality Rights Equality Rights Completed Cases Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Health Completed Cases Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Protecting HIV-positive employees from unlawful dismissal

SALC worked with Women and Law in Southern Africa’s Zimbabwe chapter to challenge the dismissal of a nurse from her employment due to her alleged failure to disclose her HIV status. The…

Staff Writer11 February 2015

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources Equality Rights Women Malawi Submissions

Malawi shadow report: Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has submitted a shadow report on Malawi to the Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (the Committee). Between 26…

Staff Writer10 February 2015

Equality Rights Health Zimbabwe

MEDIA ADVISORY: ZIMBABWEAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO DECIDE ON THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF HIV STATUS

Harare–On Wednesday 11 February 2015, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe will hear arguments on a case concerning an HIV-positive nurse who is taking her employer to court for violating her…

Staff Writer10 February 2015

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