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Torture in Zim is in SA cops’ ambit

The Mail & Guardian The Constitutional Court says the police must investigate all crimes against humanity brought to their notice. The Zimbabwe Exile Forum said it is “ecstatic” with the…

Staff Writer3 November 2014

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Women Namibia

NEWS RELEASE: NAMIBIA’S HIGHEST COURT FINDS GOVERNMENT FORCIBLY STERILISED HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN

Windhoek-Today the Namibian Supreme Court affirmed that HIV-positive women have been forcibly sterilised in public hospitals in Namibia. “This decision by the country’s highest court is a victory for all…

Staff Writer3 November 2014

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Namibia: Coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women

SALC is working with the Namibia Women’s Health Network and the Legal Assistance Centre to challenge the coerced sterilisation of three HIV-positive women at public hospitals in Namibia. In July…

Staff Writer3 November 2014

International Justice Resources International Justice Torture South Africa Zimbabwe

ConCourt-SA police obliged to probe Zim torture

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the SAPS are obliged to investigate claims of torture committed in Zimbabwe. The Constitutional Court in a landmark case ruled unanimously that the South…

Staff Writer30 October 2014

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NEWS RELEASE: ZIMBABWE TORTURE CASE-VICTORY IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Johannesburg – In a ground-breaking judgment, the South African Constitutional Court has unanimously ruled that the South African Police Service (SAPS) must investigate crimes against humanity perpetrated in Zimbabwe in 2007.…

Staff Writer30 October 2014

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Denmark questions Mwwati on human rights

27 October 2014 Denmark has raised the questions of political freedom, human rights, and the trial of political activists Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini with Swaziland’s government and absolute monarch…

Staff Writer28 October 2014

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Unlawful evictions in Swaziland signal more disrespect for the rule of law

On Thursday last week Swazi government officials unlawfully evicted families and demolished homes in Nokwane. This is just the latest incident that illustrates the flagrant disregard for the rule of…

Caroline James29 September 2014

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Senate Masupha pursues women’s right to chieftainship : Senate Masupha and Others v Kingdom of Lesotho

On 9 September 2014, Senate Masupha, the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Lesotho) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) submitted a complaint to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’…

Staff Writer29 September 2014

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Botswana court defies court order on ARV access for foreign inmates

Star Africa 12 September 2014 The Botswana government has not yet complied with a recent High Court ruling that ordered it to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to HIV-positive foreign prisoners,…

Staff Writer15 September 2014

Botswana Civic Rights

MEDIA ADVISORY: BOTSWANA HIGH COURT TO ADDRESS ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK

Gaborone–On Monday 15 September 2014, the Botswana High Court will hear a constitutional challenge to the Adoption of Children Act. The Act permits a child who is born out of…

Staff Writer12 September 2014

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Torture in Zim is in SA cops’ ambit

NEWS RELEASE: NAMIBIA’S HIGHEST COURT FINDS GOVERNMENT FORCIBLY STERILISED HIV-POSITIVE WOMEN

Namibia: Coerced sterilisation of HIV-positive women

ConCourt-SA police obliged to probe Zim torture

NEWS RELEASE: ZIMBABWE TORTURE CASE-VICTORY IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Denmark questions Mwwati on human rights

Unlawful evictions in Swaziland signal more disrespect for the rule of law

Senate Masupha pursues women’s right to chieftainship : Senate Masupha and Others v Kingdom of Lesotho

Botswana court defies court order on ARV access for foreign inmates

MEDIA ADVISORY: BOTSWANA HIGH COURT TO ADDRESS ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK

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