Focus Countries

SALC works in the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In addition, SALC supports litigation in South African courts that advances human rights in the southern African region.

Angola

Botswana

Eswatini

Malawi

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Judge: South Africa must probe rights in Zimbabwe ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth AfricaZimbabwe

Judge: South Africa must probe rights in Zimbabwe

FOX News PRETORIA, South Africa –  A South African judge on Tuesday ordered prosecutors to investigate whether Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government committed human rights abuses against his rivals ahead…
Staff Writer
8 May 2012
SALC and its partners chart a roadmap to increase availability of and access to cervical cancer services in Southern Africa Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights NewsNamibiaZambia

SALC and its partners chart a roadmap to increase availability of and access to cervical cancer services in Southern Africa

From 25 – 26 April 2012, SALC will host a meeting to discuss an advocacy strategy aimed at increasing access to and availability of cervical cancer prevention and treatment services…
Staff Writer
24 April 2012
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Malawi: Health considerations in bail hearings in Malawi – Mphembedzu v The Republic Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Prison Reform Completed CasesCriminal Justice Prison ReformEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Health considerations in bail hearings in Malawi – Mphembedzu v The Republic

Last year SALC secured bail for a seriously ill prisoner in the case of Mphembedzu v The Republic MHC Bail Case No. 70 of 2011. This case sought to profile health issues…
Staff Writer
23 April 2012
Prosecutor ‘swaps sides’ in Harare rights case ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth AfricaZimbabwe

Prosecutor ‘swaps sides’ in Harare rights case

The Business Day CITING threats and intimidation from his colleagues, the head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Priority Crimes Litigation Unit, Anton Ackermann, has switched sides and come out…
Staff Writer
27 March 2012

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