IOL 04 December 2015 Last week, the South African government dealt yet another devastating blow to its human rights record, as it voted against a UN Third Committee resolution on…
Staff Writer4 December 2015
Submission to the ad hoc committee on probing violence against foreign nationals In August 2015, SALC made written submissions to the South African Ad Hoc Committee on Probing Violence against…
Staff Writer2 December 2015
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…
Staff Writer27 November 2015
South Africa has voted against the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights defenders South Africa – along with 13 other countries including North Korea, Sudan, Syria, China,…
Staff Writer27 November 2015
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…
Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh23 November 2015
Zomba–On Friday 13 November, the High Court of Malawi, sitting at Zomba granted bail pending review to a young woman who gave birth while she was in custody. The Applicant,…
Staff Writer17 November 2015
Annabel Raw Thought Leader Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world and is heavily dependent on aid. About 40% of its annual budget comes from international donors.…
Staff Writer12 November 2015
On Monday, 9 November 2015, the High Court in Gaborone heard an application brought by the Law Society of Botswana and Omphemetse Motumise challenging the procedure followed when judges are…
Caroline James10 November 2015
by Simon Crowther, SALC intern In what can only be described as a catalogue of affronts to the rule of law, Botswana has shamefully deported two Ugandan refugees – in…
Staff Writer10 November 2015
On Monday, 9 November 2015, the High Court in Gaborone heard an application brought by the Law Society of Botswana and Omphemetse Motumise challenging the procedure followed when judges are…
Caroline James10 November 2015
06 November 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned about the safety of Ugandan refugees Musa Isabirye and Timothy Yamin who were deported to Uganda by Botswana…
Staff Writer9 November 2015
Held in Banjul, Gambia, 4 – 18 November 2015 Your Excellency Chairperson of the African Commission, Dear Commissioners, State delegates and Participants The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC)…
Staff Writer6 November 2015
The Forum on the Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the 57th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (NGO Forum) has just ended and what…
Staff Writer5 November 2015
Daily Maverick By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh Lesotho has faced repeated political and security crises over many years. Politics in the impoverished mountain kingdom has been marked by coups and assassinations and…
Staff Writer30 October 2015
Jacaranda FM Former Swazi political prisoners Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko have demanded multi-million rand settlements from King Mswati’s government for wrongful imprisonment. Makhubu, a newsmagazine editor, and Maseko, an…
Staff Writer23 October 2015
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…
Staff Writer22 October 2015
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…
Staff Writer20 October 2015
JOINT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN ANGOLA
On 10 September, the European Parliament (EP) debated and adopted a resolution regarding Angola’s recent human rights record. The resolution calls for the release of all political prisoners and human…
Staff Writer17 October 2015
On this International Day of Rural Women, we the undersigned organisations, call on African governments to ensure that rural women are a central focus in the implementation of the newly…
Staff Writer15 October 2015
On this International Day of Rural Women, we the undersigned organisations, call on African governments to ensure that rural women are a central focus in the implementation of the newly…
Staff Writer15 October 2015