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Urgent High Court application on US deportees detained in Eswatini

Mbabane, Eswatini, 1 August 2025: The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) announces its support for an urgent application filed in the High Court of Eswatini (Case No. 1623/25) by human…

Staff Writer1 August 2025

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CSOs Threaten Legal Action Over US Deportations to Eswatini

Mbabane, 18 July 2025 – This week, the Trump Administration sent five individuals to be imprisoned in Eswatini. Their removal from the US and arrival in Eswatini have raised numerous…

Melusi Simelane18 July 2025

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eSwatini’s 20 years of constitutionalism characterised by a crackdown on freedom of expression

Mail & Guadian 8 May 2025 Melusi Simelane Although the African Union has declared 2025 the year of reparations, justice for Africans and people of African descent through reparations, many…

Staff Writer8 May 2025

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Reform the African criminal justice system, starting with prisons oversight

Mail & Guardian 14 April 2025 By Melusi Simelane & Chikondi Chikozi In a world increasingly defined by impunity and political repression, the erosion of the rights once championed by…

Chikondi Chijozi14 April 2025

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Defend the press: Protect free expression and democratic values

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is alarmed and outraged by the escalating assault on freedom of expression, assembly, and access to information across Southern Africa. The arrest of Zimbabwean journalist…

Melusi Simelane1 April 2025

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SUPREME COURT IGNORES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: UPHOLDS SEDITION

15 August 2024 – On 13 August 2024, the Eswatini Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgement in the case of Prime Minister of Eswatini and Another v Thulani Maseko…

Melusi Simelane14 August 2024

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A Blow to Freedom of Expression in Eswatini

The Court devoted well over 100 pages of its 148-page ruling to analysing the content of the six speeches compared to only nine pages dedicated to whether they could be…

Staff Writer2 August 2024

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Know Your Rights (Eswatini)

We are thrilled to announce that the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), in collaboration with the International Human Rights Advocacy Clinic (IHRAC) at Florida State University, is creating a series…

Staff Writer16 July 2024

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Ambiguous Laws and Freedom of Expression in Africa

A constitution that protects citizens from unconstitutional legislation requires an unwavering commitment to justice. As citizens rely on the justice system to safeguard their rights and freedoms, human rights defenders…

Melusi Simelane11 June 2024

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ESWATINI MUST PUT AN END TO THE HARASSMENT OF TANELE MASEKO

Every unanswered question deepens the Maseko family’s despair and trauma and entrenches impunity for his assassination in front of his wife and children; every stone unturned is a monument to…

Staff Writer28 March 2024

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