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Focus areas Focus countries Judgments Women’s Land and Property Rights

SALC IN THE NEWS: ‘LET’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE DELIVERY’

THE Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is calling on the women movement in Africa to champion justice delivery because of the unequal status of women before law in many African countries. SALC deputy director and HIV programme manager Priti Patel said this in a statement issued by Gender Links (GL)…

Staff Writer31 Oct 2012

Focus areas Focus countries Judgments Lesotho Women’s Land and Property Rights

SALC IN THE NEWS: WOMEN’S MOVEMENT MUST CHAMPION JUSTICE DELIVERY

In August 2012, the Constitutional Court in Lesotho reserved judgement on a succession to chieftainship case that is being challenged by a woman, Senate Masupha. Masupha is arguing that the Chieftainship Act that only provides for male succession to chieftainship is discriminating her on the basis of her sex to…

Staff Writer15 Oct 2012

Children's Rights Criminal Justice Judgments Malawi

MALAWI: CHALLENGE TO EXECUTIVE POWER TO SENTENCE CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW

In Moyo v Republic, SALC is challenging in the Malawi Constitutional Court, Section 11(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act and Section 26 of the Malawi Penal Code, which grant the President of Malawi authority to sentence juveniles at his discretion. Evance Moyo was arrested at 16 and charged with…

Staff Writer13 Dec 2010

Criminal Justice Judgments Malawi

MALAWI: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION

SALC will be submitting four cases to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) arguing that the applicants’ right to liberty and due process were violated. The applicants are four Malawian men between the ages of 13 and 27. They were arrested, beaten, held in small, overcrowded cells,…

Staff Writer13 Dec 2010

Criminal Justice Judgments Malawi

MALAWI: CHALLENGING UNREASONABLE OR EXCESSIVE BAIL

SALC has approached the Chief Justice of Malawi seeking constitutional certification in a case challenging the extortionate and arbitrary level at which bail has been set for two Malawian prisoners. SALC is arguing that given the socio-economic harship facing the most vulnerable in Malawian society, the exorbitant bail amounts to…

Staff Writer13 Dec 2010

Criminal Justice Health Rights Judgments Malawi

MALAWI: RIGHT TO BAIL FOR TERMINALLY ILL REMANDEES

SALC is challenging the fact that terminally ill remandees have no opportunity to provide evidence to an independent arbiter on the state of their health. This presents a serious challenge to those hoping to have their health concerns addressed while in detention awaiting trial, which can take years in Malawi. The…

Staff Writer21 Nov 2010

Criminal Justice Judgments Malawi

MALAWI: THE RIGHT TO BAIL AND UNREASONABLE DELAY BEFORE TRIAL

In Mkula et al vs the Republic SALC advanced arguments that the length of detention of the applicants was in breach of their constitutional right to a trial within a reasonable period of time. This case concerned four applicants who had been awaiting trial for a period of between 6…

Staff Writer20 Nov 2010

Judgments Malawi SOGIE Rights

Malawi: Protecting the rights of same-sex couples

Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were arrested on 28 December 2009 and charged with violating sections 153 and 156 of Malawi’s Penal Code prohibiting carnal knowledge against the order of nature and gross indecency between males. They had held a traditional engagement ceremony two days prior to their arrest, a…

Staff Writer29 Jul 2010

Health Rights Judgments Zambia

Zambia: Mandatory HIV Testing of Military Employees

In May 2010, the High Court in Livingstone found that both petitioners, Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole, were subjected to HIV testing without their informed consent in violation of their rights to privacy and to be free from inhuman and degrading treatment, and that they were entitled to damages. Kingaipe…

Staff Writer29 May 2010

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SALC IN THE NEWS: ‘LET’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE DELIVERY’

SALC IN THE NEWS: WOMEN’S MOVEMENT MUST CHAMPION JUSTICE DELIVERY

MALAWI: CHALLENGE TO EXECUTIVE POWER TO SENTENCE CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW

MALAWI: UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION

MALAWI: CHALLENGING UNREASONABLE OR EXCESSIVE BAIL

MALAWI: RIGHT TO BAIL FOR TERMINALLY ILL REMANDEES

MALAWI: THE RIGHT TO BAIL AND UNREASONABLE DELAY BEFORE TRIAL

Malawi: Protecting the rights of same-sex couples

Zambia: Mandatory HIV Testing of Military Employees

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