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Botswana High Court to determine whether law allows the compulsory acquisition of a tribe’s freehold land BotswanaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Botswana High Court to determine whether law allows the compulsory acquisition of a tribe’s freehold land

19 March 2021 - On 22 March 2021, the High Court of Botswana will hear a counter-application brought by the Ba-Ga-Malete Tribe, represented by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko, and the Gamalete…
Staff Writer
19 March 2021
A new dawn for the protection of the rights of vulnerable communities with unregistered land in Zambia ArticlesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

A new dawn for the protection of the rights of vulnerable communities with unregistered land in Zambia

Commonwealth Lawyers Association 26 June 2020 Brigadier Siachitema In a recent decision of the High Court for Zambia, a community of displaced Zambian villagers succeeded in a land dispute against…
Brigadier Siachitema
7 July 2020
SADC: Restrictive Covid-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsSADCSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights News

SADC: Restrictive Covid-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods

Civil Society Organisations' joint open letter to SADC on restrictive COVID-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods.
Staff Writer
26 May 2020
Statement: Launch of research report on “The alignment of Eswatini’s domestic law with recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms” Civic RightsCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEswatiniResearch Reports & Policy BriefsSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Statement: Launch of research report on “The alignment of Eswatini’s domestic law with recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms”

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre released a report on "The Alignment of Eswatini's Domestic law with recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms" in Mbabane on the 13th of September…
Staff Writer
14 September 2018
Malawi High Court rules in favour of a widow previously dispossessed of her land and grants her a permanent injunction protecting her property rights Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Malawi High Court rules in favour of a widow previously dispossessed of her land and grants her a permanent injunction protecting her property rights

On Monday 22 May 2017, the High Court of Malawi, sitting in Mzuzu, dismissed an action brought by the Plaintiff, a daughter to an elite couple, against the Defendant, an…
Staff Writer
24 May 2017

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