SALC is working with the Centre for Human Rights Education Advocacy and Advice (CHREAA), building on previous work establishing a right to bail for terminally ill remandees, to develop a right to palliative care…
On 25 February 2016, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) and the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) hosted…
SALC is working with the Center for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) to advance best interests of children in decisions to incarcerate caregivers. International guidelines recommend taking into account…
Submission to the committee on the rights of the child regarding the government of Malawi’s combined third, fourth and fifth periodic In advance of the preparation of the list of…
Johannesburg, 10 February 2016 – The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Amnesty International (AI) call for the immediate release on bail and guarantees of humane treatment and a fair…
Caroline James On Wednesday, 3 February 2016, the Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe heard an application brought by the Zimbabwe Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Zimbabwe) against…
In December 2015, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) was invited to participate in the pre-session of the second cycle of Namibia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). At the pre-session, SALC…
On Monday, 9 November 2015, the High Court in Gaborone heard an application brought by the Law Society of Botswana and Omphemetse Motumise challenging the procedure followed when judges are…
by Simon Crowther, SALC intern In what can only be described as a catalogue of affronts to the rule of law, Botswana has shamefully deported two Ugandan refugees – in…
06 November 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned about the safety of Ugandan refugees Musa Isabirye and Timothy Yamin who were deported to Uganda by Botswana…