The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is working with the Botswana Khwedom Council to support Kgosi Rebeccah Banika, a female Chief, who challenged the decision of the Chobe Land Board to…
31 March 2025, Francistown, Botswana. On 25 March 2025, the High Court of Botswana ruled in favour of the Shua Khwe community, represented by Kgosi Rebeccah Banika. The court dismissed,…
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…
Modern Ghana (18 March 2025) Botswana Gazette (19 March 2025) Washington Blade (20 March 2025) Eswatini Observer (20 March 2025) Botswana Guardian (21 March 2025) The Weekend Post (22 March…
African Disability Rights Yearbook Volume 12 Petty policing practices: Enforcement of minor offences against persons with psychosocial disabilities in three East African countries By Anneke Meerkotter Anneke Meerkotter contributed an…
The Weekend Nation 4 January 2024 By Lloyd Chitsulo Despite operating in a country where prostitution is not a crime, Malawian sex workers continue to face rampant abuse and exploitation.…
Honouring the 16 Days of Activism SALC's Vivian Kasunda and Voilet Kanyimbiri wrote a 'did you know series' centering Southern African countries and how the laws there protect victims of…
SALC and partners attended the 2024 ILGA World Conference in Cape Town. Whilst there, we conducted interviews with activists across the globe. Hear what they had to say during the…
This brief is written to support engagements around legal gender recognition between the Government of Zimbabwe and organisations advocating for the rights of transgender, gender diverse and intersex individuals in…
The Nation 10 October 2024 By Violet Kanyimbiri and Vivian Kasunda Today as we commemorate World Mental Health Day, we reflect on the offence of attempted suicide and its impact…