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Botswana Civic Rights

COURT DIARY – LAW SOCIETY OF BOTSWANA V PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA

On Monday, 9 November 2015, the High Court in Gaborone heard an application brought by the Law Society of Botswana and Omphemetse Motumise challenging the procedure followed when judges are…

Caroline James10 November 2015

Botswana Criminal Justice Criminal Law Reform

STATEMENT: SALC CONDEMNS DEPORTATION OF REFUGEES FROM BOTSWANA

06 November 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned about the safety of Ugandan refugees Musa Isabirye and Timothy Yamin who were deported to Uganda by Botswana…

Staff Writer9 November 2015

Civic Rights SADC

Read at the 57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission

Held in Banjul, Gambia, 4 – 18 November 2015 Your Excellency Chairperson of the African Commission, Dear Commissioners, State delegates and Participants The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC)…

Staff Writer6 November 2015

Angola Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Resources

The strong arm of the Angolan government extends to Banjul NGO Forum

The Forum on the Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the 57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (NGO Forum) has just ended and what…

Staff Writer5 November 2015

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Trampling on the rule of law in Lesotho

Daily Maverick By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh Lesotho has faced repeated political and security crises over many years. Politics in the impoverished mountain kingdom has been marked by coups and assassinations and…

Staff Writer30 October 2015

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights Resources Eswatini Rule of Law

Two men wrongfully jailed in Swaziland

Jacaranda FM Former Swazi political prisoners Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko have demanded multi-million rand settlements from King Mswati’s government for wrongful imprisonment. Makhubu, a newsmagazine editor, and Maseko, an…

Staff Writer23 October 2015

Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Expression South Africa

STATEMENT: THE SOUTHERN AFRICA LITIGATION CENTRE SUPPORTS SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS’ PROTEST

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) stands in solidarity with students’ struggles against fee increments in South Africa. We support the call for broader transformation at tertiary institutions and condemn…

Staff Writer22 October 2015

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Why South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC is a blow for victims of war crimes

By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh 18 October 2015 This past weekend, the ANC announced it would initiate a process for South Africa to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal…

Staff Writer20 October 2015

Angola Civic Rights

JOINT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN ANGOLA

On 10 September, the European Parliament (EP) debated and adopted a resolution regarding Angola’s recent human rights record. The resolution calls for the release of all political prisoners and human…

Staff Writer17 October 2015

Equality Rights Women SADC

CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CALL FOR RURAL WOMEN NOT TO BE NEGLECTED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

On this International Day of Rural Women, we the undersigned organisations, call on African governments to ensure that rural women are a central focus in the implementation of the newly…

Staff Writer15 October 2015

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