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VAGRANCY LAWS: DISCRIMINATION BASED ON POVERTY AND STATUS

On 31 May 2023, 28 men were arrested in Harare CBD under the country’s vagrancy laws. These arrests raise the question of why vagrancy laws still exist and are still…
Civic Rights Expression

“Patriotic Bill” is a threat to democracy and the future of Zimbabwe

SALC is alarmed by the passing of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill, also known as the “Patriotic Bill”, by the lower house of Zimbabwe’s parliament, which comes…
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Regulate clemency to protect sexual abuse survivors

IOL By Tambudzai Gonese-Manjonjo The recent presidential clemency/amnesty, that saw scores of serving prisoners being released from Zimbabwe’s prisons has raised many topical issues. Zimbabwe’s prisons are known to be…
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A simple guide to organising your own webinars

Organisations sometimes find it daunting to organise a webinar for the first time. A webinar is a live, interactive, online event that helps communities and organisations to connect, engage, learn…

Completed Cases

VAGRANCY LAWS: DISCRIMINATION BASED ON POVERTY AND STATUS

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On 31 May 2023, 28 men were arrested in Harare CBD under the country’s vagrancy laws. These arrests raise the question of why vagrancy laws still exist and are still…
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“Patriotic Bill” is a threat to democracy and the future of Zimbabwe

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SALC is alarmed by the passing of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill, also known as the “Patriotic Bill”, by the lower house of Zimbabwe’s parliament, which comes…

Regulate clemency to protect sexual abuse survivors

| Blog, Criminal Justice, Equality Rights Health, Equality Rights Women, Zimbabwe | No Comments
IOL By Tambudzai Gonese-Manjonjo The recent presidential clemency/amnesty, that saw scores of serving prisoners being released from Zimbabwe’s prisons has raised many topical issues. Zimbabwe’s prisons are known to be…

A simple guide to organising your own webinars

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Organisations sometimes find it daunting to organise a webinar for the first time. A webinar is a live, interactive, online event that helps communities and organisations to connect, engage, learn…

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),…
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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…