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MEDIA ADVISORY: MALAWI HIGH COURT TO HEAR CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE OFFENCE OF BEING A ROGUE AND VAGABOND Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice NewsMalawi

MEDIA ADVISORY: MALAWI HIGH COURT TO HEAR CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE OFFENCE OF BEING A ROGUE AND VAGABOND

Blantyre-On 1 September 2016, a three-member bench of the High Court of Malawi will hear arguments on the constitutionality of section 184(1)(c) of the Penal Code. The applicant is a…
Staff Writer
31 August 2016
Joint Civil Society Statement: Lesotho Authorities must protect the Right to Freedom of Expression Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionLesotho

Joint Civil Society Statement: Lesotho Authorities must protect the Right to Freedom of Expression

The undersigned organisations condemn the increasing acts of harassment and intimidation against journalists in Lesotho, exemplified by the recent attack against the editor of the Lesotho Times newspaper and the…
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12 July 2016
NEWS RELEASE: SADC PARLIAMENTARIANS ADOPT MODEL LAW ON ERADICATING CHILD MARRIAGE AND PROTECTING CHILDREN ALREADY IN MARRIAGE Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights WomenSADC

NEWS RELEASE: SADC PARLIAMENTARIANS ADOPT MODEL LAW ON ERADICATING CHILD MARRIAGE AND PROTECTING CHILDREN ALREADY IN MARRIAGE

Johannesburg–On June 3rd, 2016, The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) adopted the Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage. The 39th Plenary Assembly…
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9 June 2016