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Botswana: High Court awards damages against the State for negligence

On 29 March 2022, the High Court of Botswana issued a judgment awarding damages in the sum of P400 000 in the case of GMJ v Attorney General, a claim for…

Staff Writer1 April 2022

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SALC celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow - #Break the bias “It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals.” -Emma…

Luntha Chimbwete8 March 2022

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SADC LGBTIQ+ activists honour Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“I can't for the life of me imagine that God will say, 'I will punish you because you are black, you should have been white; I will punish you because…

Staff Writer2 March 2022

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Challenge to use of defilement offences against adolescents in consensual sex in Malawi

Blantyre, 14 January 2022 – On 15 January 2022, the Malawi High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court will hear an application made by two minors AJ and TS who…

Staff Writer14 February 2022

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Disappointment and hope as same-sex couples are compelled to approach the Namibia Supreme Court for justice

Windhoek, 20 January 2022 – Today, a three-panel bench of the Namibia High Court dismissed two applications that challenged the denial of immigration status to non-Namibian spouses. In both matters,…

Staff Writer20 January 2022

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Namibia High Court to pronounce on immigration rights of same-sex partners

WHAT: Judgment in Digashu and Others v Government of Namibia and Others; Judgment in Seiler-Lilles and Another v Government of Namibia and Others WHEN: 20 January 2022 at…

Staff Writer19 January 2022

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Ending impunity for police officers who commit sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Malawi

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), inflicts harm on women and girls and is a severe violation of bodily integrity and autonomy, especially when perpetrated by persons in positions of authority,…

Luntha Chimbwete30 November 2021

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Botswana Court of Appeal decriminalises consensual sex between same-sex partners

29 November 2021, Gaborone – Today, the Botswana Court of Appeal, through Judge President Ian Kirby, issued a monumental judgment to decriminalise consensual sex between same-sex partners. In a unanimous…

Staff Writer29 November 2021

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Joint statement: Botswana Court of Appeal sets a date for decriminalisation judgment for 29 November 2021

On Monday, 29 November 2021, the Botswana Court of Appeal will issue a judgment on the decriminalisation case, Motshidiemang v Attorney General, the matter in which Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals…

Staff Writer26 November 2021

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Zambia: Denial of driving licenses to deaf people

On 2 November 2021, the Supreme Court of Zambia heard the appeal in the case of Frankson Musukwa and Others v Road Transport and Safety Agency, an appeal against the…

Staff Writer29 October 2021

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