The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) regrets that South Africa has chosen to vote against the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. The resolution, spearheaded by the Norway and…
SALC's Executive Director was interviewed on Rights and Recourse about the controversial developments at the 14th Session of the Assembly of State Parties at the Hague taking place from 18th-26th…
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…
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…
Johannesburg: The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) expresses deep concern at the African National Congress’s recent calls for South Africa’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. …
Eye Witness News 6 October 2015 JOHANNESBURG – The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) has urged government to continue communicating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resolve the dispute…
24 September 2015 The South African government’s failure to arrest President Bashir was ruled to be unconstitutional and invalid by the North Gauteng High Court and this failure continues to…
Business Day Live THE government has turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal, asking it to overturn the High Court order that it must arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, saying…
The New Age 21 September 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is taking its fight – for war-crimes accused Rwandan general Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa’s refugee status to be revoked…
Thought Leader By Angela Mudukuti 21 September 2015 On September 16, the North Gauteng High Court denied the South African government leave to appeal in the case pertaining to Sudanese…