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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.

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Eswatini

Malawi

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Restrictions on press freedoms threatens credibility of elections ArticlesCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights Expression ArticlesTanzania

Restrictions on press freedoms threatens credibility of elections

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned by the Tanzanian authorities’ escalating crackdown on freedom of expression and political dissent as the country approaches its 2025 general elections.…
Melusi Simelane
8 October 2024
Parliament adopts report to review vagrancy offences in Penal Code Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform ArticlesCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesCriminal Justice NewsMalawi

Parliament adopts report to review vagrancy offences in Penal Code

On 4 September 2024, the Parliament of Malawi adopted the report by the legal affairs committee to review vagrancy offences in the Penal Code. This follows a 2017 judgement by…
Staff Writer
5 September 2024
Landmark ruling on Rastafarian children ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-Economic Rights Education ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Landmark ruling on Rastafarian children

The Weekend Nation 3 August 2024 By Michaela Drucker In a landmark ruling, the high court in Zomba delivered a verdict marking a significant shift in Malawian education. The decision,…
Staff Writer
3 August 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Malawi High Court upholds protection of undocumented immigrants from arbitrary and indefinite detention. Criminal Justice Criminal Prison Reform Ongoing CasesCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Police AbuseMalawi

NEWS RELEASE: Malawi High Court upholds protection of undocumented immigrants from arbitrary and indefinite detention.

30 July 2024, Blantyre – Yesterday,  the Mzuzu High Court ordered that 30 days should be the reasonable time envisaged under the Immigration Act within which deportation of undocumented immigrants…
Staff Writer
30 July 2024

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