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Celebrating Milestones on International Women’s Day 2018 Equality Rights WomenSADC

Celebrating Milestones on International Women’s Day 2018

The United Nations theme for International Women’s Day for 2018 is “Time is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives “. This year’s theme provides us with an opportunity…

Staff Writer7 March 2018

African lawyers and journalists sensitised on HIV and TB criminalisation ArticlesBotswanaCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform ArticlesCriminal Justice NewsEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesEquality Rights NewsMalawiSADCZambia

African lawyers and journalists sensitised on HIV and TB criminalisation

Seychelles Nation 02 March 2018 The final of three training sessions for African lawyers on human rights based strategic litigation, legal defence and advocacy on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) justice…

Staff Writer2 March 2018

NEWS RELEASE: SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COURT ISSUES IMPORTANT JUDGMENT ON SADC TRIBUNAL International JusticeSADC

NEWS RELEASE: SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COURT ISSUES IMPORTANT JUDGMENT ON SADC TRIBUNAL

On the 1st of March 2018, the North Gauteng Division of the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Law Society of South Africa and others v The…

Staff Writer2 March 2018

Protection Frameworks for Refugees and Migrants in Southern Africa Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformResearch Reports & Policy BriefsSADC

Protection Frameworks for Refugees and Migrants in Southern Africa

States guarantee basic human rights and ensure physical security for their citizens. However, when people become refugees these protections disappear. Refugees fleeing war or persecution become incredibly vulnerable. They lose…

Staff Writer28 February 2018

South Africa: The State vs Henry Emomitimi Okah International JusticeInternational Justice Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa: The State vs Henry Emomitimi Okah

On 23rd February the Constitutional Court handed down a unanimous judgment in the consolidated applications in the case of State v Okah. The Judgment followed a hearing which took place…

Staff Writer23 February 2018

Malawi: DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS GUIDELINES FOR PROSECUTORS ON NUISANCE-RELATED OFFENCES IN THE PENAL CODE Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice ResourcesMalawiSubmissions

Malawi: DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS GUIDELINES FOR PROSECUTORS ON NUISANCE-RELATED OFFENCES IN THE PENAL CODE

The Director of Public Prosecutions issued guidelines, which are intended to guide prosecutors in exercising their duties when prosecuting minor nuisance-related offences. Read the guidelines here.

Staff Writer23 February 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY: LESOTHO JOURNALIST CHALLENGES OFFENCE OF CRIMINAL DEFAMATION IN COURT Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionLesotho

MEDIA ADVISORY: LESOTHO JOURNALIST CHALLENGES OFFENCE OF CRIMINAL DEFAMATION IN COURT

Maseru, Lesotho – On Monday 19 February 2018, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the offence of criminal defamation. The case is brought by Basildon…

Staff Writer19 February 2018

News release: Lesotho High Court Recognises the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Female Soldiers Equality Rights WomenLesotho

News release: Lesotho High Court Recognises the Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Female Soldiers

On 14 February 2018, the Lesotho High Court handed down judgment in a landmark case on women’s rights. The judgment of Sakoane J (as part of a 3 panel bench)…

Staff Writer15 February 2018

South Africa: Court Diary, LSSA et al vs President of South Africa et al International JusticeSouth Africa

South Africa: Court Diary, LSSA et al vs President of South Africa et al

The High Court, North Gauteng Division on 5 February, 2018, heard an application brought by the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and six other individual challenging two decisions of…

Staff Writer13 February 2018

HIV Criminalisation Defence Case Compendium Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights ResourcesLitigation ManualsTrainingTraining Tools

HIV Criminalisation Defence Case Compendium

In countries all over the world, there have been prosecutions of people living with HIV who allegedly did not disclose their HIV status prior to sex (HIV non-disclosure), were accused…

Staff Writer13 February 2018

Lawyers for HIV and TB justice: Strategic litigation, legal defence and advocacy training Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights ResourcesSeminars and ConferencesTrainingTraining Tools

Lawyers for HIV and TB justice: Strategic litigation, legal defence and advocacy training

                  The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), HIV Justice Worldwide, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Stop TB Partnership,…

Staff Writer13 February 2018

NEWS RELEASE: “OUR BODIES! OUR RIGHTS!” ACTIVISTS WELCOME THE PASSING OF THE MALAWI HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT Equality Rights HealthMalawi

NEWS RELEASE: “OUR BODIES! OUR RIGHTS!” ACTIVISTS WELCOME THE PASSING OF THE MALAWI HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 – Activists and civil society organisations from Malawi and across southern Africa applaud the government of Malawi for showing leadership in its HIV response and upholding…

Staff Writer13 February 2018

SALC in the news: Access to justice in Africa-the fight for an effective SADC tribunal International JusticeInternational Justice NewsSADC

SALC in the news: Access to justice in Africa-the fight for an effective SADC tribunal

Suzgo Lungu and Aquinaldo Mandlate The Daily Maverick SADC as a regional block is pushing the agenda of promoting investment in the region and this is threatened if the region…

Staff Writer12 February 2018

Munte community challenge illegal issuance of Certificate of Title: Asa lato & 30 Others v Chibale & Others Equality RightsEquality Rights Ongoing CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Ongoing CasesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Ongoing CasesSocio-economic Rights Ongoing CasesZambia

Munte community challenge illegal issuance of Certificate of Title: Asa lato & 30 Others v Chibale & Others

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is assisting the Munte community of Senior Chief Muchinda (“Munte community”) with retaining the land they have occupied and farmed for generations. In court, the Munte community…

Staff Writer6 February 2018

Ntenge residents contest Court eviction from their customary land: Godwin Mintemwa & 11 others v Philip Jackman Equality RightsEquality Rights Ongoing CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Ongoing CasesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Ongoing CasesSocio-economic Rights Ongoing CasesZambia

Ntenge residents contest Court eviction from their customary land: Godwin Mintemwa & 11 others v Philip Jackman

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is assisting  a group of twelve Lala families from the Ntenge Muchinda Chiefdom of Serenje in Zambia in challenging an order of eviction and the allocation of their…

Staff Writer6 February 2018

Botswana: Challenge to the offence of sedition BotswanaCivic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed Cases

Botswana: Challenge to the offence of sedition

In September 2014, a warrant of arrest was issued for Botswana journalist, Outsa Makone, charging him with sedition after the publication of an article in the Sunday Standard on 31…

Staff Writer5 February 2018

MEDIA ADVISORY: LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHERS V THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHERS International JusticeSouth Africa

MEDIA ADVISORY: LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHERS V THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHERS

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is intervening as amicus curiae in a case which challenges the South African President’s role in the suspension of the Southern African Development Community…

Staff Writer2 February 2018

Zimbabwe: Challenging the disenfranchisement of Zimbabweans in the diaspora Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesZimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Challenging the disenfranchisement of Zimbabweans in the diaspora

Shumba & Others v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & Others SALC supported three members of the Zimbabwe Diaspora, represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, who challenged…

Staff Writer18 January 2018

South Africa/Rwanda: Judicial review of decision by South Africa to grant refugee status to former Rwanda General accused of war crimes International JusticeInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa/Rwanda: Judicial review of decision by South Africa to grant refugee status to former Rwanda General accused of war crimes

This case concerns the judicial review of the decision of the South African authorities to grant refugee status to a former Rwandan general and suspected war criminal, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa,…

Staff Writer17 January 2018

NEWS RELEASE: BOTSWANA REGISTRAR CHANGES TRANSGENDER MAN’S IDENTITY DOCUMENT FROM FEMALE TO MALE BotswanaEquality Rights LGBTIQ+

NEWS RELEASE: BOTSWANA REGISTRAR CHANGES TRANSGENDER MAN’S IDENTITY DOCUMENT FROM FEMALE TO MALE

The Registrar of National Registration of Botswana has issued a transgender man a new identity document that correctly reflects his male gender identity. Previously, the High Court of Botswana in…

Staff Writer8 January 2018