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Zim rape victim can claim state damages – Court

News24 Harare – Zimbabwe’s top court ruled Tuesday that a woman who became pregnant after being raped could claim damages from the state after bungling by police and the courts…

Staff Writer27 March 2014

Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights Resources Eswatini

Swaziland’s Chief Justice lives in fairy-Tale world

By Nicole Fritz Swaziland: A green, hilly kingdom not far away. Ruled by a king and his mother. Where young nubile maidens compete for the king’s affections so that they…

Staff Writer26 March 2014

Criminal Justice Zimbabwe

News Release: Zimbabwe Supreme Court Holds Government Liable For Failure To Provide Woman With Emergency Contraception

Harare, 25 March – In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled today that the State was liable for failing to provide a rape survivor with emergency contraception and…

Staff Writer25 March 2014

Equality Rights Equality Rights Completed Cases Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Health Completed Cases Equality Rights Women Equality Rights Women Completed Cases Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Strengthening women’s access to reproductive health services

SALC provided support to the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) in the case of Mildred Mapingure v The State. Mapingure was raped in 2006. She sought emergency contraception within 72 hours of her…

Staff Writer25 March 2014

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Women Zimbabwe

Media Advisory: Zimbabwe Supreme Court to Rule on Access to Lawful Termination of Pregnancy

Harare, 24 March – On Tuesday 25th March, the Zimbabwe Supreme Court will deliver its judgment in a landmark sexual and reproductive rights case brought by the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA).…

Staff Writer24 March 2014

Civic Rights Malawi

MALAWI HIGH COURT ISSUES NARROW DECISION ON STANDING

Over 6 years after hearing arguments, the Constitutional Court in Malawi issued in February a unanimous decision in Constitutional-Court-Judgment, a challenge to section 17 of the Married Women Property Rights, which…

Priti Patel20 March 2014

Criminal Justice Equality Rights Health Namibia

Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Namibia to Hear Coerced Sterilization Case

Windhoek – On Monday 17 March 2014, the Supreme Court of Namibia will hear arguments in Government of the Republic of Namibia v L.M. and Others, a case challenging the coerced sterilisation of…

Staff Writer14 March 2014

Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Resources South Africa

SALC lawyer a “Woman to watch”

SALC’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights Programme Project Lawyer Nyasha Chingore made the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) “Women to Watch in 2014″ list. To mark International Women’s Day, which…

Nyasha Chingore10 March 2014

Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights Resources Zambia

Zambia court acquits top gay rights activist

Aljazeera Paul Kasonkomona found not guilty of encouraging homosexuality after talking about gay rights and AIDS on TV. A Zambia court has acquitted a prominent gay rights activist charged with…

Staff Writer26 February 2014

Civic Rights Civic Rights Association & Assembly Civic Rights Association & Assembly Completed Cases Civic Rights Completed Cases Civic Rights Expression Civic Rights Expression Completed Cases Equality Rights Equality Rights Completed Cases Equality Rights Health Equality Rights Health Completed Cases Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ Completed Cases Zambia

Zambia: Activist defends right to freedom of expression

Paul Kasonkomona is a respected HIV activist and National Coordinator of Engender Rights-Zambia. On 7 April 2013, Kasonkomona was arrested outside Muvi TV station after he appeared on a television…

Staff Writer25 February 2014

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