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Joint Statement: Civil Society Organizations Condemn Unreasonable Sentence of Prominent Swaziland Activists

The undersigned organisations, meeting at the Public Interest Law Gathering in Johannesburg, condemn the conviction and unreasonable sentence handed down by Judge Mpendulo Simelane in the Mbabane High Court in…

Staff Writer25 July 2014

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Why BRICS must support the arms trade treaty

By Nicole fritz The recent BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil concluded with the announcement of a development bank and reserve fund, intended to enable emerging and developing nations to mobilise…

Staff Writer21 July 2014

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Zimbabwean Registrar General makes absurd call for a government ban on contraceptives

This week, Zimbabwe’s Registrar General, Mr Mudede, was quoted in national papers urging the Government of Zimbabwe to ban contraceptives. This is the second time in the past two months that he…

Staff Writer18 July 2014

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The personal cost of Swaziland’s political crisis

By Caroline James Last week, during a visit to Swaziland, I met with a Swazi lawyer to discuss various cases in which he is defending human rights activists. The meeting…

Staff Writer17 July 2014

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The personal cost of Swaziland’s political crisis

Last week, during a visit to Swaziland, I met with a Swazi lawyer to discuss various cases in which he is defending human rights activists. The meeting was held in…

Caroline James17 July 2014

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Thomas Lubanga: The rise and fall of a Congolese warlord

Mail & Guardian Thomas Lubanga, who became the first war criminal to be sentenced by the International Criminal Court, started off as a trader in Congo. Thomas Lubanga, who…

Staff Writer10 July 2014

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Reflections on the case of two men accused of sodomy in Zambia

In May 2013 two young men were arrested in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. They were charged under section 155 of the Penal Code with the offence of having carnal knowledge of…

Staff Writer4 July 2014

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News Release: Two Zambian Men Accused of “Carnal Knowledge Against the Order of Nature” Acquitted After Spending More Than a Year in Jail

Johannesburg, 3 July 2014 – Today, two men accused of sodomy in May 2013 were finally acquitted by Magistrate John Mbuzi in the Kapiri Mposhi Magistrates Court, Zambia. The Magistrate’s ruling…

Staff Writer3 July 2014

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Zambia: Two men accused of “carnal knowledge against the order of nature”

SALC supported the defence of two Zambian men who were charged under section 155 of the Zambian Penal Code. In terms of section 155 of the Penal Code, any person who (a)…

Staff Writer3 July 2014

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The African Union endorses impunity

The 23rd Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) was held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea last week. The Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and…

Staff Writer2 July 2014