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Commemorating one-year anniversary of brutal refugees relocation exercise ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Police AbuseCriminal Justice Police Abuse ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesMalawi

Commemorating one-year anniversary of brutal refugees relocation exercise

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…
Staff Writer
23 May 2024
Regulate clemency to protect sexual abuse survivors ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Prison ReformCriminal Justice Prison Reform ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenZimbabwe

Regulate clemency to protect sexual abuse survivors

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…
Tambudzai Gonese
2 June 2023
Protect Sex Workers’ Rights ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Police AbuseCriminal Justice Police Abuse ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesMalawi

Protect Sex Workers’ Rights

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…
Luntha Chimbwete
27 March 2023
Botswana Court of Appeal declares the Bamalete Tribe as rightful owners of Forest Hill Farm BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Botswana Court of Appeal declares the Bamalete Tribe as rightful owners of Forest Hill Farm

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…
Staff Writer
7 March 2023
Botswana Court of Appeal to deliver judgment on rightful ownership of Forest Hill Farm BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Botswana Court of Appeal to deliver judgment on rightful ownership of Forest Hill Farm

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…
Staff Writer
6 March 2023
Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow: International Women Human Rights Defenders Day ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesSADCSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

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 Fortuin
29 November 2022
Increased recognition of women’s right to chieftainship in Southern Africa Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSADCSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Increased recognition of women’s right to chieftainship in Southern Africa

 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…
Staff Writer
9 November 2022
Statement welcoming Zambia’s commitment to protection of communal land rights Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

Statement welcoming Zambia’s commitment to protection of communal land rights

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…
Staff Writer
15 September 2022