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Urgent call to fully establish land dispute structures in Malawi and ensure adequate representation of women ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Urgent call to fully establish land dispute structures in Malawi and ensure adequate representation of women

 Youth Watch Society (YOWSO), Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) and Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI) welcome the Ministry of Lands'…
Staff Writer
20 May 2025
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Botswana Court rules Shua Khwe community is entitled to land as a condition for AfDB loan BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Botswana Court rules Shua Khwe community is entitled to land as a condition for AfDB loan

31 March 2025, Francistown, Botswana. On 25 March 2025, the High Court of Botswana ruled in favour of the Shua Khwe community, represented by Kgosi Rebeccah Banika. The court dismissed,…
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31 March 2025
The US is killing us softly with its climate policies ArticlesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Education ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

The US is killing us softly with its climate policies

Polity 4 March 2025 Anneke Meerkotter Africa is at the receiving end of the impact of climate change caused by countries like America without them feeling remotely guilty or obligated…
Anneke Meerkotter
4 March 2025
Education Ministry commits to rastafarian children’s rights ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-Economic Rights Education ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Education Ministry commits to rastafarian children’s rights

The Daily Times 28 February 2025 Thomas Kacheke The Ministry of education has said it will institute an investigation into reports that some Government schools are still not enrolling children…
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3 March 2025
Landmark ruling on Rastafarian children ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-Economic Rights Education ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Landmark ruling on Rastafarian children

The Weekend Nation 3 August 2024 By Michaela Drucker In a landmark ruling, the high court in Zomba delivered a verdict marking a significant shift in Malawian education. The decision,…
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3 August 2024
Mother Earth Day: Transparency and unity in water management ArticlesBotswanaCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Mother Earth Day: Transparency and unity in water management

Let’s work together to build a world where every drop of water is valued and every community has a say in the decisions that shape their environment. On Mother Earth…
Melusi Simelane
22 April 2024
Zambian government must ensure transparent dam approval processes, uphold environmental regulations, and protect local community rights Socio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Climate JusticeSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

Zambian government must ensure transparent dam approval processes, uphold environmental regulations, and protect local community rights

27 March 2024 -The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) is concerned by recent remarks of President Hakainde Hichilema made during the launch of early maize harvests in the Mkushi Central province of Zambia on 20…
Staff Writer
27 March 2024
Malawi High Court declares unconstitutional the banning of dreadlocks in government schools Civic RightsCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-economic Rights News

Malawi High Court declares unconstitutional the banning of dreadlocks in government schools

Zomba, 9 May 2023 – On 8 May 2023, the High Court of Malawi delivered a judgment declaring that the unwritten or written policy of the Government requiring all learners,…
Staff Writer
9 May 2023
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The Southern Africa Litigation Centre condemns the government of Botswana’s victimisation of Kgosi Mosadi Seboko BotswanaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre condemns the government of Botswana’s victimisation of Kgosi Mosadi Seboko

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre condemns in the strongest possible terms the government of Botswana’s cruel and unjust treatment of Kgosi Mosadi Seboko, the paramount chief of the Bamalete tribe,…
Staff Writer
17 March 2023