On the 15th of January 2014 the Zambian Watchdog and Lusaka Times released a ‘leaked’ copy of the final draft constitution which was reportedly handed to President Sata. One of President Sata’s promises in the run-up to…
Staff Writer16 Jan 2014
SALC Writes To Zambian President SATA Expressing Concern at the Targeting of Independent Journalists
SALC has written to Zambian President Sata expressing its concern at the targeting of journalists allegedly operating the Zambian Watchdog online news publication. Thomas Zganbo and Clayson Hamasaka have been…
Staff Writer12 Jul 2013
Lusaka – The trial of prominent Zambian gay rights activist Paul Kasonkomona was put on hold Wednesday in order for the High Court to rule on a challenge brought by…
Staff Writer6 Jun 2013
The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court ruled today that the criminal case against HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona should be transferred to the High Court for a hearing on the constitutional issues raised…
Staff Writer22 May 2013
On 21 August 2012, the Zambia AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network (ZARAN) and Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) jointly hosted a strategy workshop with lawyers in Lusaka, Zambia. The…
Staff Writer27 Aug 2012
Internationally, human rights are interpreted as being indivisible, interrelated and applicable to everyone. Unfortunately, this fundamental principle is sometimes forgotten during constitution-making processes, as in the case of rights for…
Staff Writer24 Aug 2012
In May 2010, the High Court in Livingstone found that both petitioners, Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole, were subjected to HIV testing without their informed consent in violation of their…
Staff Writer29 May 2010