The Guardian Nokuthula Simelane, a student and ANC courier, vanished after being abducted and tortured by police during apartheid regime. Four former members of apartheid-era security forces are due to…
Staff Writer26 February 2016
IOL 04 December 2015 Last week, the South African government dealt yet another devastating blow to its human rights record, as it voted against a UN Third Committee resolution on…
Staff Writer4 December 2015
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) regrets that South Africa has chosen to vote against the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. The resolution, spearheaded by the Norway and…
Staff Writer27 November 2015
SALC's Executive Director was interviewed on Rights and Recourse about the controversial developments at the 14th Session of the Assembly of State Parties at the Hague taking place from 18th-26th…
Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh23 November 2015
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) stands in solidarity with students’ struggles against fee increments in South Africa. We support the call for broader transformation at tertiary institutions and condemn…
Staff Writer22 October 2015
By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh 18 October 2015 This past weekend, the ANC announced it would initiate a process for South Africa to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal…
Staff Writer20 October 2015
Johannesburg: The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) expresses deep concern at the African National Congress’s recent calls for South Africa’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. …
Staff Writer14 October 2015
Eye Witness News 6 October 2015 JOHANNESBURG – The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) has urged government to continue communicating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resolve the dispute…
Staff Writer7 October 2015
24 September 2015 The South African government’s failure to arrest President Bashir was ruled to be unconstitutional and invalid by the North Gauteng High Court and this failure continues to…
Staff Writer7 October 2015