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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.

Angola

Botswana

Eswatini

Malawi

Latest Posts

The Internet Shutdowns Cast Doubt on Election Integrity: Malawi and Mozambique Should Not Repeat Benin’s Mistake Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionMalawiMozambique

The Internet Shutdowns Cast Doubt on Election Integrity: Malawi and Mozambique Should Not Repeat Benin’s Mistake

By: Tyler Walton (SALC Fellow) On Sunday 28 April, starting at around midnight, people in Benin were unable to access social media sites and apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter,…
Staff Writer
20 May 2019
SALC IN THE NEWS: Prosecuting apartheid atrocities-why an indictment for a single murder in the Ahmed Timol case is not enough International Justice TortureSouth Africa

SALC IN THE NEWS: Prosecuting apartheid atrocities-why an indictment for a single murder in the Ahmed Timol case is not enough

By Atilla Kisla The Daily Maverick The crimes of apartheid has never been prosecuted before. Therefore, the Ahmed Timol case can pave the way to prosecute the atrocious crimes committed…
Staff Writer
10 April 2019
Unauthorised commercial farming on customary land: John Kapabila & 3 Others v Nicole-Nkalonga Investment Limited & 4 Others Equality RightsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Ongoing CasesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives Ongoing CasesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Ongoing CasesSocio-economic Rights Ongoing CasesZambia

Unauthorised commercial farming on customary land: John Kapabila & 3 Others v Nicole-Nkalonga Investment Limited & 4 Others

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is currently assisting four residents (Petitioners) of Senior Chief Muchinda in the Serenje District of the Central Province of Zambia in bringing a case against…
Staff Writer
5 April 2019
Unconstitutional deprivation of land: Ba-Ga-Malete Tribe contest constitutionality of Section 7 of the Tribal Territories Amendment Act No. 3 of 1973 BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Completed CasesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Completed Cases

Unconstitutional deprivation of land: Ba-Ga-Malete Tribe contest constitutionality of Section 7 of the Tribal Territories Amendment Act No. 3 of 1973

SALC is assisting the Ba-Ga-Malete Tribe, represented by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko and the Gamalete Development Trust, against the Malete Land Board and the Attorney General to retain the land known…
Staff Writer
2 April 2019
South Africa: Joao Rodrigues v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (Timol case) International JusticeInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa: Joao Rodrigues v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (Timol case)

On 28 and 29 March 2019, the High Court in Pretoria will hear the criminal case of Rodrigues v National Director of Public Prosecutions (case number: 76755/18). Joao Rodrigues (“the…
Staff Writer
27 March 2019
SALC Research Report: Alignment of Eswatini's Domestic Laws with Recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms
SALC research report: Alignment of Eswatini’s domestic laws with recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights ResourcesEquality Rights ResourcesEswatiniResearch Reports & Policy Briefs

SALC research report: Alignment of Eswatini’s domestic laws with recommendations of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms

It is more than seventy years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted yet the struggle to achieve full realisation of human rights remains a pressing reality.…
Staff Writer
11 March 2019

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