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NEWS RELEASE: ESWATINI HIGH COURT AFFIRMS LGBTIQ+ RIGHTS YET DENIES REGISTRATION OF LGBTIQ+ ORGANISATION

29 April 2022, Mbabane - Today, the Eswatini High Court, per Dlamini J and Fakudze J, upheld the decision to refuse registration of Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM). In a dissenting opinion, Maphanga J agreed with Applicants that the decision of the Registrar of Companies was unreasonable. Dlamini J…

Bradley Fortuin29 Apr 2022

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WHERE TO FOR ESWATINI AS THE MONARCHY CONTINUES TO STIFLE DISSENT?

The past week saw three developments that epitomise the continued socio-political crisis in Eswatini, a crisis that remains largely ignored outside of the country’s borders. A study released on 25 January 2022 found that a third of the population experience high acute food insecurity. Such high levels of food insecurity…

Staff Writer4 Feb 2022

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STATEMENT: CONCERN AS STATES CONTINUE TO USE TERRORISM LAWS TO INHIBIT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION

As the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) joins the world in commemorating the International Day for Universal Access to Information, SALC condemns the increased use of 'terrorism' laws to crackdown on freedom of expression and access to information in Africa. Arrests of the media and civil society actors under trumped-up…

Staff Writer27 Sep 2021

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News Release: More delays as Eswatini MPs languish in jail

Mbabane, 22 September 2021 - On 14 September 2021, the High Court of Eswatini delivered judgement on the second bail application of Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube. The Members of Parliament have been in custody since 25 July 2021 and face charges under section 5(1) of the Suppression of…

Staff Writer22 Sep 2021

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REFUSING BAIL OF MPs REEKS OF POLITICS NOT JUSTICE

On 25 July 2021, Members of Parliament Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube were arrested and charged with the contravention of section 5(1) read with section 2(a)-(d) of the Suppression of Terrorism Act of 2008. The State asserted that the two accused were responsible for the recent unrest after they…

Staff Writer20 Aug 2021

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STATEMENT: SALC CALLS FOR THE RECUSAL OF 2 JUDGES IN ESWATINI TERRORISM CASE

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is concerned by the travesty of justice and violation of judicial independence that might occur if the terrorism and sedition appeal before the Supreme Court of Eswatini proceeds on 30 August 2021. “The disregard of judicial independence in political matters is often mooted in…

Staff Writer18 Aug 2021

Eswatini Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association News South Africa

Letter to MTN group president and CEO: Violation of freedom of expression in Eswatini

On 7 July 2021, SALC wrote a letter to the Group President and CEO of MTN group regarding the violation of freedom of expression in Eswatini in light of recent internet shutdown.

Staff Writer7 Jul 2021

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Statement: Internet shutdown in Eswatini challenged in the High Court

On Friday, 2 July 2021, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre supported the filing of an urgent application in the High Court of Eswatini before Honourable Justice Qinisile M. Mabuza (Melusi Simelane v MTN Eswatini, Eswatini Mobile and others). The application was filed to oppose the internet shutdown in the country…

Staff Writer5 Jul 2021

Eswatini Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association News

SALC statement condemning the human rights violations in Eswatini in light of recent protests

SALC is concerned by the recent developments in Eswatini. The Kingdom of Eswatini has seen a wave of protests over the past month. Protests started in May 2021, following the unexplained death of Thabani Nkomonye, a finalyear law student. The hashtag #JusticeForThabani soon trended, and he became the symbol of…

Staff Writer30 Jun 2021

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Joint submission to the OHCHR for the Eswatini UPR

SALC and ESGM made a joint submission to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for the Eswatini UPR 39th Session. Read the submission here.

Staff Writer25 Mar 2021

NEWS RELEASE: ESWATINI HIGH COURT AFFIRMS LGBTIQ+ RIGHTS YET DENIES REGISTRATION OF LGBTIQ+ ORGANISATION

WHERE TO FOR ESWATINI AS THE MONARCHY CONTINUES TO STIFLE DISSENT?

STATEMENT: CONCERN AS STATES CONTINUE TO USE TERRORISM LAWS TO INHIBIT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION

News Release: More delays as Eswatini MPs languish in jail

REFUSING BAIL OF MPs REEKS OF POLITICS NOT JUSTICE

STATEMENT: SALC CALLS FOR THE RECUSAL OF 2 JUDGES IN ESWATINI TERRORISM CASE

Letter to MTN group president and CEO: Violation of freedom of expression in Eswatini

Statement: Internet shutdown in Eswatini challenged in the High Court

SALC statement condemning the human rights violations in Eswatini in light of recent protests

Joint submission to the OHCHR for the Eswatini UPR

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