By Atilla Kisla The Daily Maverick The crimes of apartheid has never been prosecuted before. Therefore, the Ahmed Timol case can pave the way to prosecute the atrocious crimes committed…
Staff Writer10 Apr 2019
BBC News Africa South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld an order for police to investigate Zimbabwean officials over allegations they tortured opposition figures in 2007. Under international law,…
Staff Writer23 Nov 2017
Nkadimeng v the National Director of Public Prosecutions and others SALC is supporting the family of Nokuthula Simelane to compel the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to either refer the disappearance…
Staff Writer28 Nov 2016
11 August 2015 Johannesburg – A leading human rights group on Tuesday warned of “grave human rights concerns” – including allegations of widespread torture of detained soldiers – in Lesotho…
Staff Writer12 Aug 2015
21 May 2015 TRC records show that Umkhonto weSizwe member Nokuthula Simelane was tortured on a North West farm and believed killed. Thirty-two years after her disappearance, Thembi Nkadimeng…
Staff Writer22 May 2015
The Constitutional Court says the police must investigate all crimes against humanity brought to their notice. The Zimbabwe Exile Forum said it is “ecstatic” with the Constitutional Court’s decision on…
Staff Writer3 Nov 2014
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the SAPS are obliged to investigate claims of torture committed in Zimbabwe. The Constitutional Court in a landmark case ruled unanimously that the South…
Staff Writer30 Oct 2014
Johannesburg – In a ground-breaking judgment, the South African Constitutional Court has unanimously ruled that the South African Police Service (SAPS) must investigate crimes against humanity perpetrated in Zimbabwe in 2007.…
Staff Writer30 Oct 2014
Johannesburg – On Thursday 30 October 2014, the Constitutional Court will hand down judgment in the ground-breaking Zimbabwe torture case, which was brought by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and…
Staff Writer29 Oct 2014