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Unlawful Deportations in Botswana: A Catalogue of Affronts to the Rule of Law

by Simon Crowther, SALC intern In what can only be described as a catalogue of affronts to the rule of law, Botswana has shamefully deported two Ugandan refugees – in…

Staff Writer10 November 2015

Botswana Civic Rights

COURT DIARY – LAW SOCIETY OF BOTSWANA V PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA

On Monday, 9 November 2015, the High Court in Gaborone heard an application brought by the Law Society of Botswana and Omphemetse Motumise challenging the procedure followed when judges are…

Caroline James10 November 2015

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STATEMENT: SALC CONDEMNS DEPORTATION OF REFUGEES FROM BOTSWANA

06 November 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned about the safety of Ugandan refugees Musa Isabirye and Timothy Yamin who were deported to Uganda by Botswana…

Staff Writer9 November 2015

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Botswana complies with providing foreign inmates ARVS

Star Africa 24 September 2015 Botswana’s Ministry of Health has issued a savingram to all relevant departments ordering the dispensary of Anti-Retroviral Therapy-ARV treatment to all foreign inmates, APA learnt…

Staff Writer28 September 2015

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Botswana Prisons: Foreign inmates win case for free HIV treatment

BBC News 26 August 2015 Botswana’s court of appeal has upheld a ruling that foreign prisoners should receive free treatment for HIV/Aids, rights lawyers say. Foreign prisoners were previously expected…

Staff Writer27 August 2015

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BOTSWANA COURT ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FOREIGN INMATES WITH ARV TREATMENT

Global Post 26 August 2015 GABORONE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — The marathon case in which foreign inmates with HIV were suing the government of Botswana for refusing to provide them…

Staff Writer27 August 2015

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Botswana: Securing access to HIV treatment for prisoners

SALC worked with the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and AIDS (BONELA) to challenge the Botswana government’s policy of refusing HIV treatment to non-citizen prisoners. Citizen prisoners were entitled to…

Staff Writer26 August 2015

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Ian Khama has changed lives of women and girls

Daily Maverick 20 August 2015 The economic circumstances of women in Southern African Development Community (SADC) states have been especially slow to change as women and girls continue to experience…

Staff Writer20 August 2015

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BOTSWANA: JUDGMENT RESERVED ON ARVS CASE RESERVED ON ARVS CASE

23 July 2015 Botswana Network on Ethics Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) and the Attorney General’s Chambers are each crossing their fingers hoping for the Court of Appeal’s favour on…

Staff Writer24 July 2015

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Freedom of expression litigation workshop – Call for applications freedom of expression litigation workshop

JOHANNESBURG 16 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) will hold a litigation workshop on the right…

Staff Writer20 July 2015

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