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Statement: Irregular Arrest and Detention of Swazi Lawyer and Journalist is Alarming, Says Joint Statement by African Legal Bodies

Johannesburg: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), SADC Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) express their deepest concern at the irregular arrests and detentions of prominent Swazi…

Staff Writer20 March 2014

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News Release: Botswana Government Ordered to Provide HIV Treatment to Non-Citizen Prisoners

Gaborone, 18 March – In another important legal victory for human rights in Botswana, the High Court in Gaborone yesterday ordered the government to provide HIV treatment to all non-citizen prisoners.…

Staff Writer18 March 2014

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Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Namibia to Hear Coerced Sterilization Case

Windhoek – On Monday 17 March 2014, the Supreme Court of Namibia will hear arguments in Government of the Republic of Namibia v L.M. and Others, a case challenging the coerced sterilisation of…

Staff Writer14 March 2014

Criminal Justice Equality Rights Health Malawi

Media Advisory: Blantyre High Court to Hear Case on Mandatory HIV Testing

Lilongwe – On Tuesday 25th February, the High Court in Blantyre, Malawi will hear arguments on whether the police and medical personnel violated the rights of eleven women by subjecting…

Staff Writer24 February 2014

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News Release: Botswana High Court Should Order Government to Provide HIV Treatment to Non-Citizen Prisoners, Says BONELA

Gaborone, February 7 – The Botswana Network on Ethics Law and HIV (BONELA) and two prisoners have filed a case in the High Court seeking an order mandating the government to…

Staff Writer7 February 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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ZAMBIA HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS: UPDATE FROM THE COURTROOM

On Wednesday, 11 September the Zambia High Court continued to hear arguments in Mwanza and Another v Attorney General, a case challenging poor prison conditions and the lack of adequate food provided to HIV-positive…

Staff Writer17 September 2013

Criminal Justice Equality Rights Health Zimbabwe

Media Advisory: Trial of Zambian HIV Activist to Start in Lusaka

Johannesburg – The trial of Paul Kasonkomona – well-known human rights and HIV/AIDS activist – is set to commence in the Lusaka Magistrates Court on Thursday, 12 September. Kasonkomona was arrested…

Staff Writer11 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

Criminal Justice

Statement: Irregular Arrest and Detention of Swazi Lawyer and Journalist is Alarming, Says Joint Statement by African Legal Bodies

News Release: Botswana Government Ordered to Provide HIV Treatment to Non-Citizen Prisoners

Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Namibia to Hear Coerced Sterilization Case

Media Advisory: Blantyre High Court to Hear Case on Mandatory HIV Testing

News Release: Botswana High Court Should Order Government to Provide HIV Treatment to Non-Citizen Prisoners, Says BONELA

Two human rights defenders acquitted

Zambia: ‘Inmates with HIV deserve a balanced diet’

ZAMBIA HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS: UPDATE FROM THE COURTROOM

Media Advisory: Trial of Zambian HIV Activist to Start in Lusaka

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

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