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Botswana: Indigenous San and Bayei communities fight to protect ancestral land and indigenous rights BotswanaSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Ongoing CasesSocio-economic Rights Ongoing Cases

Botswana: Indigenous San and Bayei communities fight to protect ancestral land and indigenous rights

Tawana Land Board v Botswana Khwedom Council & 10 Others The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is working with the Botswana Khwedom Council to support the San and Bayei communities in…
Staff Writer
24 September 2022
Statement welcoming Zambia’s commitment to protection of communal land rights Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights NewsZambia

Statement welcoming Zambia’s commitment to protection of communal land rights

15 September 2022, Lusaka – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes the Zambia government’s renewed commitment to protecting the land rights of communities in rural areas. In President Hichilema’s…
Staff Writer
15 September 2022
Espaço cívico sob ataque! – Estamos com o povo de Mianmar e da Palestina na sua luta contra os sistemas opressivos Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsInternational JusticeInternational Justice NewsSADC

Espaço cívico sob ataque! – Estamos com o povo de Mianmar e da Palestina na sua luta contra os sistemas opressivos

"Se é neutro em situações de injustiça, escolheu o lado do opressor".  (Desmond Tutu) Nós, as organizações africanas de direitos humanos abaixo assinadas, condenamos veementemente os mais recentes desenvolvimentos que…
Staff Writer
14 September 2022
L’espace civique attaqué ! – Nous sommes aux côtés des peuples du Myanmar et de la Palestine dans leur lutte contre les systèmes d’oppression Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsInternational JusticeInternational Justice NewsSADC

L’espace civique attaqué ! – Nous sommes aux côtés des peuples du Myanmar et de la Palestine dans leur lutte contre les systèmes d’oppression

"Si vous êtes neutre dans des situations d'injustice, vous avez choisi le camp de l'oppresseur." (Desmond Tutu) Nous, les organisations africaines des droits de l'homme soussignées, condamnons fermement les développements…
Staff Writer
14 September 2022
Civic space under attack! – We stand with the people of Myanmar and Palestine in their struggle against oppressive systems Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsSADC

Civic space under attack! – We stand with the people of Myanmar and Palestine in their struggle against oppressive systems

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” (Desmond Tutu) We, the undersigned African human rights organisations, strongly condemn the most recent…
Staff Writer
14 September 2022
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Madagascar: Prisoners are the invisible victims of the environmental crisis ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Prison ReformCriminal Justice Prison Reform Articles

Madagascar: Prisoners are the invisible victims of the environmental crisis

In Madagascar, climate change is a growing threat to the country’s prison population. Recent weather events have worsened the already poor conditions of the country’s prisons, and the need for…
Tuva Nielsen
18 July 2022
Lesotho: Police must be held accountable for unnecessary use of force against protestors Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsLesotho

Lesotho: Police must be held accountable for unnecessary use of force against protestors

The Transformation Resource Center (TRC), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemn the killing of a university student and an apparently unjustified physical assault…
Staff Writer
15 July 2022
Malawi: High Court of Malawi reviews harsh sentences imposed on possession of Indian hemp Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: High Court of Malawi reviews harsh sentences imposed on possession of Indian hemp

Background On 15 June 2022, a 17-year-old boy was allegedly found in possession of 78 plastic bags (weighing about 134 kilograms) of Indian hemp at his home. He was subsequently…
Staff Writer
12 July 2022
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Statement calling on SADC member states to prioritise LGBTQI+ rights Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights NewsSADC

Statement calling on SADC member states to prioritise LGBTQI+ rights

In March 2022, over 60 LGBTIQ+ activists from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region met in Johannesburg to strengthen regional collaboration and promote strategies that advance the rights and…
Staff Writer
11 July 2022
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Journalist a terrorist? How anti-terrorism laws constitute a threat to fundamental human rights in Eswatini ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniSADC

Journalist a terrorist? How anti-terrorism laws constitute a threat to fundamental human rights in Eswatini

In May 2022, the African Union (AU) held an extraordinary session on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Governments in Africa in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, resulting in a declaration entitled “robust…
Melusi Simelane
6 July 2022

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