22 Feb 2019
Malawi
Media Advisory: Malawi High Court to Determine Constitutionality of Sweeping Exe...
Blantyre, Malawi – On Monday, the Malawi High Court, Judge Zione Ntaba, will hear a case in which the Applicants are challenging the police practice of conducting arbitrary mass arrests under the guise of crime prevention. The case is supported…
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13 Feb 2019
Children's Rights
News Release: Children released from Malawi prison...
13 February 2019, Blantyre, Malawi – Following a Malawi High Court order in June 2018, Bvumbwe and Kachere Prisons have now responded to the order to release children from prison. The civil society organisations which brought the court application for…
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30 Jan 2019
Health Rights
Media Advisory: Malawi High Court to decide on interim order preventing detentio...
Zomba, Malawi – On Wednesday 30 January 2019, the Malawi High Court, will hear argument on an interim application to prevent prisoners with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) from being returned to prison. In October 2018, the Zomba High Court granted six…
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28 Jan 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo
News Release: Stolen election in the DRC does not bode well for peace and securi...
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned for ongoing peace and stability in the DRC following massive election fraud and a questionable decision from the Constitutional Court. Despite the 2018 elections being the first to lead to a…
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