Ongoing Cases
Tanzanian CSOs appeal East African Court ruling on online content regulations
SALC stands with the appellants in their continued fight to protect freedom of expression online in East Africa The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes the decision of the Legal…
APPEAL FILED IN LANDMARK CASE AGAINST US-ESWATINI DEPORTEE DEAL
The Eswatini Litigation Centre, Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women's Assembly, and Melusi Simelane have submitted a Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Eswatini, contesting the dismissal of…
Completed Cases
Botswana’s marriage equality case and the politics of family values
Botswana Guardian Last week, the High Court heard the case of Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, whom the Department of Civil Registration refused to register and recognise their marriage. Supported…
New Report on the State of Human Rights in Eswatini
The Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice (FSEJ), together with its Lilungelo Lakho partners, has published a new Situational Analysis of the State of Human Rights in Eswatini. Developed under the Lilungelo…
Where does the child go?
The Nation 4 November 2026 Imagine a child who has been sexually abused at home and is taken to the police. The police know that the child should not remain…
High Court of Lesotho hears challenge to LHDA’s refusal to release data on dam-affected communities
Maseru and Johannesburg, 27 October 2026 – Today the High Court of Lesotho hears Seinoli Trust v Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, a review of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority's (LHDA)…
Articles
Bill 22: Whose Commission? Why Eswatini Needs an Independent Body
A section-by-section reading of the Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration Bill (Bill No. 22 of 2025 Southern Africa Litigation Centre, with Lilungelo Lakho partners Why this Bill matters…
The cage, the bullet and the border: How Southern Africa punishes dissent and why our region must reclaim its institutions
Polity (4 June 2026) From Harare to Dar es Salaam to Mbabane to Lusaka, governments have learned they no longer need a guilty verdict to silence critics. They need a…
Resources
New Report on the State of Human Rights in Eswatini
The Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice (FSEJ), together with its Lilungelo Lakho partners, has published a new Situational Analysis of the State of Human Rights in Eswatini. Developed under the Lilungelo…
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…
