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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,…
International Justice News

South African government withdraws International Crimes Bill: Only a first step!

On 10 March 2023, more than five years after the International Crimes Bill was introduced in the South African Parliament, the government has officially withdrawn it. The International Crimes Bill…
Civic Rights Expression

SALC in the news: African Union yokurudzirwa kuti igadzirise bopoto romuka muZimbabwe pamberi pesarudzo

15 Kukadzi 2023 By: VOA Shona Sangano reSouthern African Litigation Centre kana kuti SALC riri kukurudzira African Union kuti igadzirise nyaya yekusagadzikana kwezvinhu muZimbabwe nemueswatini pamberi pesarudzo dziri kutarisirwa kuitwa…
Botswana

Botswana Court of Appeal declares the Bamalete Tribe as rightful owners of Forest Hill Farm

07 March 2023, Gaborone, Botswana. Today, the Botswana Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Bamalete Tribe, represented by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko and the Gamalete Development Trust dismissing, with…

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

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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,…
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South African government withdraws International Crimes Bill: Only a first step!

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On 10 March 2023, more than five years after the International Crimes Bill was introduced in the South African Parliament, the government has officially withdrawn it. The International Crimes Bill…

SALC in the news: African Union yokurudzirwa kuti igadzirise bopoto romuka muZimbabwe pamberi pesarudzo

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15 Kukadzi 2023 By: VOA Shona Sangano reSouthern African Litigation Centre kana kuti SALC riri kukurudzira African Union kuti igadzirise nyaya yekusagadzikana kwezvinhu muZimbabwe nemueswatini pamberi pesarudzo dziri kutarisirwa kuitwa…

Botswana Court of Appeal declares the Bamalete Tribe as rightful owners of Forest Hill Farm

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07 March 2023, Gaborone, Botswana. Today, the Botswana Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Bamalete Tribe, represented by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko and the Gamalete Development Trust dismissing, with…

Resources

Equality Rights LGBTIQ+

Eswatini legal gender recognition policy brief

The legal gender recognition policy brief produced by TransSwati and SALC is written to support engagements around legal gender recognition between the Government of Eswatini and organisations advocating for the…
Equality Rights LGBTIQ+

Toolkit for a community-based emergency fund Experiences from LGBTQI+ communities in Southern Africa

The Out & Proud Partners developed the Toolkit for a community-based emergency fund Experiences from LGBTQI+ communities in Southern Africa under the Out & Proud: LGBTIQ+ Equality and Rights in Southern Africa.…
Equality Rights Health

From the Inside Out: Social exclusion linked to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics in Eswatini, Malawi and Zimbabwe

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE), Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), Nyasa Rainbow Alliance (NRA), the Rock of Hope (ROH),…
Resources

Civil Liability for Human Rights Violations: A Handbook for Practitioners

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights led the project on civil liability for human rights violations from 2019 to 2022, which involved an analysis of existing domestic law mechanisms or…