Challenging laws and policies that limit freedom of expression, assembly and association, including implementation of FATF Recommendations on money laundering and terrorist financing in an overly broad manner that limits civic rights.
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Ongoing Cases
Eswatini: Challenging the US-Eswatini deportation agreement
In the Eswatini Litigation Centre and Others v Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini and Others case, the applicants seek to declare an agreement between Eswatini and the United…
Botswana: Botswana Gazette takes water utility to court on access to information
In 2014, the Sunday Standard newspaper carried a story entitled “The rich blocking water flow in Gaborone dam”, wherein it was reported that the WUC commissioned a study which allegedly…
Completed Cases
On 17 December 2024, the Malawi High Court, sitting as a Constitutional Court, heard a constitutional challenge to the offence of criminal defamation under section 200 of Malawi’s Penal Code.…
Factual Background The applicant was refused enrolment at a school on the basis that he had dreadlocks. Over the years, there have been a number of reports of schools refusing…
Shumba & Others v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & Others SALC supported three members of the Zimbabwe Diaspora, represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, who challenged…
Veritas v. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission & 2 Others SALC is providing support to Veritas, a non-profit organisation based in Zimbabwe which provides publicly accessible information on the work of the…
Articles
Due process in exile: The constitutional crisis behind third-country removals
Eswatini Observer Polity Botswana Guardian On 25 February 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a sweeping and uncompromising judgment condemning the US government’s policy of…
Hate speech is an assault on democracy.
Botswana Guardian (13 February 2026) *By Anna Mmolai-Chalmers Botswana self-identifies as a democratic country, and, according to the Democracy Index, the indicators of democracy include, but are not limited to, political participation, civil liberties, good governance, and…
Resources
Compêndio de jurisprudência sobre direitos humanos
Entre 2014 e 2024, os juízes e a comunidade jurídica que participaram no Fórum Regional Africano de Juízes (ARJF) discutiram vários casos que fizeram avançar os direitos humanos e a…
Recueil de jurisprudence sur les droits de l’homme
Entre 2014 et 2024, les juges et la communauté juridique participant au Forum régional annuel des juges africains (FRAJ) ont discuté de diverses affaires qui ont fait progresser les droits…
