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STATEMENT: CALL TO JOIN WEEK OF MOURNING FOR THE DEMISE OF THE SADC TRIBUNAL Civic RightsSADC

STATEMENT: CALL TO JOIN WEEK OF MOURNING FOR THE DEMISE OF THE SADC TRIBUNAL

15 November 2016 On 18 November 2005, the Southern African Development Community Tribunal (SADC Tribunal) was inaugurated. It was established to hear disputes of not only Southern African states but…

Staff Writer15 November 2016

Can SADC pass the Lesotho-test? ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSADC

Can SADC pass the Lesotho-test?

Daily Maverick By Annabel Raw At the end of October, the Lesotho Court of Appeal gave judgment in an important case relating to efforts by the Southern Africa Development Community…

Staff Writer10 November 2016

Police will comply with ConCourt judgment International Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureSouth AfricaZimbabwe

Police will comply with ConCourt judgment

The SAPS said on Thursday it will comply with the Constitutional Court’s order to investigate claims of torture against senior Zimbabwean officials. “In principle, this is the end of the…

Staff Writer3 November 2016

Lesotho Court of Appel decision on SADC Commission of Inquiry Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsLesotho

Lesotho Court of Appel decision on SADC Commission of Inquiry

On Friday 28 October 2016, the Lesotho Court of Appeal, per Farlam AP, handed down judgment in the case of Tefo Hashatsi v Prime Minister and 5 Others. A year…

Staff Writer1 November 2016

Lesotho: Palliative care for military prisoners Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Prison Reform Completed CasesCriminal Justice Prison ReformEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health Completed CasesLesotho

Lesotho: Palliative care for military prisoners

SALC supported a case brought by private lawyer, Advocate Mole Kumalo, to compel the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) to permit a soldier being held in detention to access medical care,…

Staff Writer31 October 2016

Lesotho: Supporting Access to Justice Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed Cases

Lesotho: Supporting Access to Justice

SALC supported the wife of the late former commander of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF), Brigadier Maaparankoe Mahao, to oppose court proceedings brought to set aside an investigation into her…

Staff Writer29 October 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: SWAZILAND HIGH COURT TO DETERMINE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF COMMON LAW MARITAL POWER RULE Criminal JusticeEswatini

MEDIA ADVISORY: SWAZILAND HIGH COURT TO DETERMINE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF COMMON LAW MARITAL POWER RULE

Johannesburg — This Morning, the High Court of Swaziland will hear arguments in Sacolo and Another v Sacolo and Others, a case concerning the validity of the common law marital…

Staff Writer24 October 2016

SALC STATEMENT ON SOUTH AFRICA’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ICC AND WITHDRAWAL OF BASHIR CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CASE 24 OCTOBER International JusticeSouth Africa

SALC STATEMENT ON SOUTH AFRICA’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ICC AND WITHDRAWAL OF BASHIR CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CASE 24 OCTOBER

Johannesburg, October 24 – On 19th October 2016, the South African government submitted its Instrument of Withdrawal to the United Nations Secretary General seeking to commence the process of withdrawal…

Staff Writer24 October 2016

Withdrawal from the ICC – Curious and questionable ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Withdrawal from the ICC – Curious and questionable

Daily Maverick By Angela Mudukuti On 19 October 2016, the South African government submitted its Instrument of Withdrawal to the United Nations Secretary General, stating that it had “the honour…

Staff Writer24 October 2016

South Africa: Case challenging South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC without parliamentary approval International JusticeInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

South Africa: Case challenging South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC without parliamentary approval

On 21 October 2016 the South African government announced that it had deposited its instrument of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with the United…

Staff Writer21 October 2016

SALC comments on SA’s intended withdrawal from ICC International Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

SALC comments on SA’s intended withdrawal from ICC

Johannesburg, 21 October 2016 – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) expresses its great disappointment with South Africa’s delivery of the instrument of withdrawal to the United Nations on 19…

Staff Writer21 October 2016

SALC celebrates World Habitat Day Resources

SALC celebrates World Habitat Day

Every year, the first Monday of October is celebrated across the globe as World Habitat Day. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985, the World Habitat Day is…

Staff Writer3 October 2016

SALC Submission on South Africa’s Green Paper on International Migration Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice ResourcesSADCSubmissions

SALC Submission on South Africa’s Green Paper on International Migration

Submitted 30 September 2016 Introduction on the Southern Africa Litigation Centre The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is a regional NGO which uses public interest litigation and high level advocacy in…

Staff Writer30 September 2016

Malawi: Challenging the use of the offence of living on the earnings of prostitution Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Challenging the use of the offence of living on the earnings of prostitution

In February 2016, 19 women were arrested and charged with the offence of living on the earnings of prostitution contrary to section 146 of the Penal Code. The women pleaded…

Staff Writer28 September 2016

Eswatini: Challenging the Suppression of Terrorism and Subversive Activities Acts Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionEswatiniInternational Justice Completed CasesInternational Justice Torture Completed Cases

Eswatini: Challenging the Suppression of Terrorism and Subversive Activities Acts

Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini were arrested on 1 May 2014 after participating in a May Day gathering in Manzini. Masuku spoke at the gathering and Dlamini participated in the…

Staff Writer28 September 2016

Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice ResourcesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights ResourcesResearch Reports & Policy BriefsSADC

Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia

ANHPG3 Kamazu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. Image shot 2006. Exact date unknown. Southern Africa bears a disproportionate burden of HIV globally and indications are that stigma and discrimination remain high, not…

Staff Writer28 September 2016

Civil Society Submission for South Africa’s UPR International Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSubmissions

Civil Society Submission for South Africa’s UPR

INTRODUCTION 1.1. This submission has been prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of South Africa in May 2017 by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute…

Staff Writer27 September 2016

The LEGABIBO case: A victory for the right to freedom of association Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights ResourcesPlain Language Publications

The LEGABIBO case: A victory for the right to freedom of association

In March 2016, the Botswana Court of Appeal ruled that the government's refusal to register an LGBT organisation unconstitutional. This ground-breaking case created important precedent on the right to freedom…

Staff Writer24 September 2016

SALC Research Report: Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights ResourcesResearch Reports & Policy BriefsZambia

SALC Research Report: Accountability and redress for discrimination in healthcare in Botswana, Malawi and Zambia

Southern Africa bears a disproportionate burden of HIV globally and indications are that stigma and discrimination remain high, not only amongst people living with HIV but also amongst those most vulnerable to…

Staff Writer24 September 2016

Laws and policies affecting transgender persons in Southern Africa Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights ResourcesResearch Reports & Policy BriefsTraining Tools

Laws and policies affecting transgender persons in Southern Africa

Throughout Africa, transgender persons have to contend with pervasive negative experiences, such as societal stigma and discrimination. Many transgender men and women experience discrimination and harassment in their daily lives…

Staff Writer24 September 2016