SALC at the International AIDS Conference 2018
SALC is attending AIDS 2018. See some highlights of our activities below.
Staff Writer17 July 2018
Botswana: Challenging prescription in medical negligence claim
In January 2017, SALC supported the filing of an appeal against a High Court decision dismissing a claim for medical negligence on the grounds that too much time had elapsed…
Staff Writer15 June 2018
Eswatini: Challenging laws allowing child marriage
In February 2017, SALC supported WLSA in Eswatini to file a case challenging laws that allow child marriage. The challenge is to sections of the Marriage Act and customary law…
Staff Writer15 June 2018
Shining a light on the urgency of implementing the Regional Action Plan on Albinism in Africa
On 13 June, every year the world commemorates the International Albinism Awareness Day. This year the International Albinism Awareness day is commemorated under the theme ‘shining our light to the…
Staff Writer13 June 2018
Malawi: Challenging the imprisonment of children
Factual Background In 2018, a case was brought by civil society organisations were concerned that the conditions in Bvumbwe and Kachere prisons are deplorable and not in the best interests…
Staff Writer6 June 2018
Media Advisory: Botswana – High Court Hearing: Challenging Criminalisation of Same-sex Sexual Relationships
Gaborone, Botswana – On Thursday, 31 May 2018, the Gaborone High Court will hear a case in which the constitutionality of the provisions that criminalise same-sex sexual acts between consenting…
Anneke Meerkotter29 May 2018
Research Report: The impact of laws criminalising same-sex relationships in Botswana
In commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (17 May), Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), the UNDP and Open Society Initiative…
Staff Writer18 May 2018
Lesotho: Challenge to unfair dismissal of pregnant women in defence force
SALC provided support to Advocate Monaheng Rasokoai and FIDA-Lesotho in the case of Mokhele and Others v Commander, Lesotho Defence Force and Others. The applicants were 3 female soldiers who…
Staff Writer10 April 2018
Equipping lawyers and activists with the skills to counter criminalisation of HIV and TB
Johannesburg, South Africa – Strategic litigation, legal defense and advocacy efforts are vital tools to counter the criminalisation of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) and advance a human rights and evidence-based public…
Staff Writer28 March 2018
A call for an end and a holistic response to attacks on persons with albinism: The MacDonald Masambuka case
We the undersigned organizations hereby express our deep concern over the continuing attacks on people with albinism in Malawi and generally in the Southern African region. We have taken note…
Staff Writer23 March 2018