SALC worked with Women and Law in Southern Africa’s Zimbabwe chapter to challenge the dismissal of a nurse from her employment due to her alleged failure to disclose her HIV status. The…
Harare–On Wednesday 11 February 2015, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe will hear arguments on a case concerning an HIV-positive nurse who is taking her employer to court for violating her…
All Africa On 30 October 2014, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down its judgment in a landmark case for international criminal justice. The appeal related to the responsibilities…
All Africa 7 November 2014 South Africa’s highest court has ordered the police to investigate allegations of torture by Zimbabwe police carried out in Zimbabwe on Zimbabwean nationals. How can…
IOL 9 November 204 Universal jurisdiction is something to be excited about, but only when it is effective, writes Lwando Xaso. On October 30, the Constitutional Court handed down a…
The Herald THE landmark ruling by the Supreme Court in the rape-pregnancy case of Mildred Mapingure marked an important legal turning point for women’s sexual and reproductive rights in Zimbabwe,…
Business Day By Nicole Fritz NELSON Mandela remarked in 1993 in the journal Foreign Affairs that SA’s future foreign relations would be based on the belief that “human rights should…
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…
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…
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.…