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HIV+ ZIM prisoners take Botswana to court

The Independent 20 June 2014 GABORONE High Court judge Justice Bengbame Sechele last week reserved judgement in a case in which two HIV-infected Zimbabwean prisoners took the government of Botswana…

Staff Writer23 June 2014

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High Court to decide on HIV treatment

The Citizen Botswana’s decision to deny foreign prisoners anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) is irrational and puts their health at severe risk, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre said yesterday. Centre deputy director…

Staff Writer13 June 2014

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Botswana: Lawyer Says HIV+ foreign inmates have themselves to blame

THe Mid Week Sun 12 June 2014 Principal state counsel David Moloise has argued that it is in the public interest that government refuses to provide foreign prisoners with anti-retroviral…

Staff Writer13 June 2014

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Botswana says foreign prison inmates don’t deserve ARVs

Star Africa 11 June 2014 The Botswana government on Wednesday revealed in court that it was refusing to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to foreign inmates because they have themselves to…

Staff Writer12 June 2014

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MALAWI@50: POLICE SWEEPING EXERCISES A CAUSE FOR CONCERN

On 6 July 2014 Malawi celebrated 50 years of independence from British rule. Ironically, in the two weeks leading up to this momentous occasion, the Malawi Police Service used laws…

Staff Writer8 June 2014

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Court update: Maseko and Makhubu challenge the constitutionality of their arrest and detention

On Friday, 4 April 2014 the Mbabane High Court heard argument in the urgent application brought by Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu to challenge the constitutionality of their arrest warrants.…

Staff Writer4 April 2014

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Two human rights defenders acquitted

OMCT-SOS Torture Network Paris-Geneva, November 28, 2013. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, welcomes the acquittal of Mr. Abel Chikomo, Executive Director of the…

Staff Writer28 November 2013

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Zambia: ‘Inmates with HIV deserve a balanced diet’

13 September 2013 The Post Online A NUTRITION expert on Wednesday told the Lusaka High Court that prison authorities should be sensitive to the dietary needs of inmates who are…

Staff Writer17 September 2013

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SALC looks to secure pre-trial justice in Malawi by offering specialist training

Richard Brigden, formerly a project lawyer for SALC in Malawi, now based at the UK Bar with Garden Court North Chambers, is currently back in Malawi representing SALC and participating…

Staff Writer27 August 2013

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Living on the earnings of sex work in Malawi – a typical tale of misinterpreting the law to conveniently criminalise sex workers

To be clear, no provision in the Malawi Penal Code criminalises the selling of sexual services by a sex worker. Yet, some police officers in Malawi appear to be operating under the…

Staff Writer7 August 2013

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