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Know Your Rights: A resource for people in Namibia

This user-friendly guide explains the rights of individuals in Namibia when interacting with the police, including during arrest, detention, and trial. It outlines key protections under the Namibian Constitution, the…

Staff Writer6 August 2025

Civic Rights News Plain Language Publications Submissions

Lets Move from Concern To Action: SALC at 83rd ACHPR Session

Introduction 1. Honourable Chairperson of the Commission, Honourable Commissioners, State Delegates, Participants, and esteemed guests, we appreciate the opportunity to speak at this 83rd session of the African Commission on…

Melusi Simelane5 May 2025

Eswatini Plain Language Publications Resources Training Tools

Know Your Rights (Eswatini)

We are thrilled to announce that the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), in collaboration with the International Human Rights Advocacy Clinic (IHRAC) at Florida State University, is creating a series…

Staff Writer16 July 2024

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources Plain Language Publications

Securing the Rights of People Living with HIV in the Workplace:

This is a booklet explaining the judgment in the case of X v Brink and Others from the Abuja Industrial Court concerning the rights of employees and duties of employers…

Staff Writer16 January 2020

Equality Rights Women Eswatini Plain Language Publications Training Tools

Eswatini: Summary of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act

The Rights4All Project, under its My Body My Rights Campaign, published a booklet which summarises the provisions of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act of 2018. The booklet is…

Staff Writer18 October 2019

Equality Rights Eswatini Plain Language Publications

ESWATINI: DOMESTIC WORK & THE LAW

The Rights4All Project, under its My Body My Rights Campaign, published a pamphlet setting out the various laws which apply to domestic workers. The pamphlet is a response to the…

Anneke Meerkotter16 August 2019

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Resources Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources Eswatini Plain Language Publications

Eswatini: Sex workers and the law

The Rights4All Project, as part of its My Body My Rights Campaign, has produced leaflets on the laws which can be used by sex workers to assert their rights. …

Staff Writer16 August 2019

Criminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Criminal Justice Resources Plain Language Publications Training Tools

A victory for the right to fair and substantial justice: Recent cases from the Malawi High Court

All persons are entitled to fundamental rights and freedoms, including the right not to be discriminated against, harassed, or abused, and are fully entitled to fair treatment, due process of the law,…

Staff Writer24 March 2017

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Resources Malawi Plain Language Publications

Know your rights: Sex work and the law in Malawi

Sex workers include female, male and transgender adults who receive money or goods in exchange for sexual services, either regularly or occasionally. Sex work refers to commercial sexual activities…

Staff Writer24 February 2017

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources Plain Language Publications Resources Training Tools

SALC Guidebook: Using complaints to address healthcare violations

This Guidebook provides information about how healthcare users in Africa can enforce their human right to health by making use of complaint processes, particularly for people who are disproportionately vulnerable…

Staff Writer24 December 2016

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