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Rastafari Children Challenging Refusal of Admission to Malawi Government Schools Civic RightsCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-economic Rights News

Rastafari Children Challenging Refusal of Admission to Malawi Government Schools

Zomba, 15 February 2023 – The High Court will, on Friday, 17 February 2023, hear an application for judicial review in which two Rastafari children are challenging the policy of…
Staff Writer
15 February 2023
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Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow: International Women Human Rights Defenders Day

On 29 November 2022, the Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) commemorates International Women's Human Rights Defenders Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow." SALC, whose mandate…
Bradley Fortuin
29 November 2022
Increased recognition of women’s right to chieftainship in Southern Africa Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSADCSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Increased recognition of women’s right to chieftainship in Southern Africa

 9 November 2022, Lusaka – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes Afrobarometer’s findings that the majority of Basotho endorse equal opportunity for daughters to ascend to the office of the…
Staff Writer
9 November 2022
Statement welcoming Zambia’s commitment to protection of communal land rights Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

Statement welcoming Zambia’s commitment to protection of communal land rights

15 September 2022, Lusaka – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes the Zambia government’s renewed commitment to protecting the land rights of communities in rural areas. In President Hichilema’s…
Staff Writer
15 September 2022
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South Africa – Human rights groups intervene in historic class action for lead poisoning launched by Zambian children Socio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

South Africa – Human rights groups intervene in historic class action for lead poisoning launched by Zambian children

Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) have applied to intervene in an unprecedented class action lawsuit in a case brought by a group of Zambian children and…
Staff Writer
9 May 2022