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Zambian authorities must implement the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ recommendations

A range of Zambian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) – who early in March this year made submissions to the UN Committee on…

Staff Writer5 April 2024

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Mental health, patriarchy and the criminalisation of attempted suicide

According to the WHO, for every suicide in Africa, there are approximately 20 attempts. While some countries have slowly moved towards repealing the criminal offence of attempted suicide, recognising it…

Melusi Simelane6 October 2023

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Kenya: Challenge to offence of attempted suicide

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is supporting a constitutional petition in Kenya, for Coalition Action for Preventive Mental Health in Kenya (CAMPHK) as an interested party challenging section 226 of…

Staff Writer8 May 2023

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Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow: International Women Human Rights Defenders Day

On 29 November 2022, the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) commemorates International Women's Human Rights Defenders Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow." SALC, whose mandate…

Bradley Fortuin29 November 2022

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From the Inside Out: Social exclusion linked to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics in Eswatini, Malawi and Zimbabwe

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE), Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), Nyasa Rainbow Alliance (NRA), the Rock of Hope (ROH),…

Staff Writer16 November 2022

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Malawi: Man arrested and convicted for attempting to commit suicide

Background Suicide continues to be a global health concern, affecting all continents. During the lockdown period to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic between April and September 2020, Malawi…

Staff Writer10 November 2022

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Lesotho High Court faults imposition of death sentence on the basis of HIV status

Court decision upholds that people living with HIV have the same right to life as all others 26 October 2022 - On 25 October 2022, the High Court of Lesotho…

Staff Writer26 October 2022

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Malawi: Ending impunity of police officers for rape

Background Section 153 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi and Section 4 of the Malawi Police Services Act provide that the Malawi Police Services’ mandate is to provide…

Staff Writer18 May 2022

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Malawi: Case concerning malnutrition in prisons

Background The Constitution of the Republic of Malawi states in Section 42(1)(b) that “every person who is detained, including every sentenced prisoner, shall have the right to be detained under…

Staff Writer13 May 2022

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Malawi National Assembly to support the decriminalisation of consensual sexual relationships between adolescents

1 April 2022, Malawi We applaud the parliament for considering the plight of the Malawian boy child. CHREAA has seen a lot of young boys being incarcerated for indulging in…

Staff Writer1 April 2022

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