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Women’s movement must champion justice delivery

All Africa 12 October 2012 By Priti Patel In August 2012, the Constitutional Court in Lesotho reserved judgment on a succession to chieftainship case that is being challenged by a…

Staff Writer15 October 2012

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Botswana women granted right to inherit

IOL Gabarone, Botswana – In a landmark ruling Botswana’s High Court on Friday affirmed women’s inheritance rights for the first time, up-ending a male-dominated system that had prevailed in the…

Staff Writer13 October 2012

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Botswana women allowed to inherit

BBC The ruling brings customary law in line with the constitution which guarantees equality for women. The Botswana High Court has overturned a customary law which prevented women from inheriting…

Staff Writer12 October 2012

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South Africa not the prettiest rule of law country at the ball

The Business Day By Nicole Fritz Ahead of the opening of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York next week, heads of state and government will convene for…

Staff Writer22 September 2012

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How to fight HIV criminalisation in courts of law and public opinion

POZ As the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, DC, presented hopes of achieving an AIDS-free generation, some advocates focused attention on a major obstacle to this goal:…

Staff Writer22 August 2012

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Policing sex work – An approprate response?

Polity By SALC & Sexual Rights Centre, Bulawayo For the past three months police in Harare have been conducting operations to arrest women in bars and night clubs. According to…

Staff Writer17 August 2012

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Victory for women in Namibia

Check out SALC’s blog post at the Open Society Foundation‘s blog on the recent judgment in the Namibian coerced sterilisation case. This entry was posted in HIV/AIDS, Namibia, Priti Patel, Uncategorized, Women's rights and tagged coerced sterilisation, HIV/AIDS, Namibia, sexual and reproductive rights.…

Staff Writer15 August 2012

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Scenes from the courthouse on judgment day for coerced sterilization case

The Namibian Women’s Health Network organized supporters on day of coerced sterilisation decision. Check out the photos below. no images were found This entry was posted in HIV/AIDS, Women's rights and tagged coerced sterilisation, HIV/AIDS, litigation, Namibia, SALC…

Staff Writer8 August 2012

No one should die from AIDS

6 August 2012 The Atlantic From the 19th International AIDS Conference, looking at how far we’ve come and how far we have to go before an AIDS-free generation In 1959,…

Staff Writer6 August 2012

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Women with HIV bullied into sterility

Times Live Three HIV-positive women in Namibia have been coercively sterilised in violation of their basic rights, the High Court in Windhoek found yesterday. The Southern African Litigation Centre said…

Staff Writer1 August 2012

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