Lilongwe, Malawi A joint statement was released on 20 May 2024, marking one year since the enforcement of a brutal refugee relocation exercise by the Malawi government, a dark chapter…
IOL 1 June 2023 By Tambudzai Gonese-Manjonjo The recent presidential clemency/amnesty that saw scores of serving prisoners being released from Zimbabwe’s prisons has raised many topical issues. Zimbabwe’s prisons are…
The Nation By Luntha Chimbwete 27 March 2023 It is commonly known that all over the world – including Malawi, women are involved in the sex work industry for a…
07 March 2023, Gaborone, Botswana. Today, the Botswana Court of Appeal issued a judgment where it ruled in favour of the Bamalete Tribe, represented by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko and the…
On Tuesday, 7 March 2023, the Botswana Court of Appeal will hand down a judgment in an appeal brought by the Botswana government (Appellants) against the judgment and order of the full…
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…
9 November 2022, Lusaka – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes Afrobarometer’s findings that the majority of Basotho endorse equal opportunity for daughters to ascend to the office of the…
6 October 2022 - On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, the Court of Appeal of Botswana will hear an appeal brought by the Attorney General, the Registrar of Deeds, and the…
15 September 2022, Lusaka – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes the Zambia government’s renewed commitment to protecting the land rights of communities in rural areas. In President Hichilema’s…
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre through the support of the Hivos SRHR fund published a policy brief focusing on the harmful practice of child marriage and the opportunity for law…