Mail & Guardian 14 April 2025 By Melusi Simelane & Chikondi Chikozi In a world increasingly defined by impunity and political repression, the erosion of the rights once championed by…
Chikondi Chijozi14 April 2025
The Prisons Act in Malawi was enacted into law in 1956. When Malawi adopted the 1994 Constitution, which entrenched the Bill of Rights with clear provisions on the rights of…
Staff Writer31 March 2025
African LII 20 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter According to data from the World Prison Brief, there are approximately 398,206 individuals incarcerated in the SADC region. Of the 16 SADC…
Anneke Meerkotter20 March 2025
African LII 19 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter The treatment of prisoners in any country reflects its level of democracy and commitment to the rule of law. However, many citizens…
Anneke Meerkotter19 March 2025
African LII 19 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter “The conditions are very poor … I can say beyond human living … something you cannot imagine. We would sometimes sleep on…
Anneke Meerkotter19 March 2025
AfricanLII 13 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter James (not his real name) is a 36-year-old man living with HIV who was convicted and sentenced to four years in Maula Prison,…
Anneke Meerkotter13 March 2025
AfricanLII 7 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter Apart from the budgeting process being opaque to most citizens, the political priorities in the national budget can quickly negate the needs of…
Anneke Meerkotter7 March 2025
AfricanLII 6 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter Climate change will wreak havoc on the SADC region, yet its impact on places of detention is seldom considered. According to World Prison…
Anneke Meerkotter6 March 2025
Mail & Guardian 19 February 2025 Melusi Simelane In November 2024, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which sits in Arusha, reaffirmed the importance of the right to…
Melusi Simelane20 February 2025