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MEDIA ADVISORY: COURT OF APPEAL TO CONSIDER FOREIGN PRISONERS’ RIGHT TO HIV TREATMENT Criminal JusticeEquality Rights Health

MEDIA ADVISORY: COURT OF APPEAL TO CONSIDER FOREIGN PRISONERS’ RIGHT TO HIV TREATMENT

Gaborone – On Thursday, 23 July 2015, the Botswana Court of Appeal will hear arguments in an appeal against a 2014 High Court judgment in which the government was ordered…

Staff Writer22 July 2015

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Freedom of expression litigation workshop – Call for applications freedom of expression litigation workshop

JOHANNESBURG 16 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) will hold a litigation workshop on the right…

Staff Writer20 July 2015

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA REGARDING CONTINUED SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ANGOLA AngolaCivic Rights Association & Assembly

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA REGARDING CONTINUED SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ANGOLA

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA REGARDING CONTINUED SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ANGOLA 16 July, 2015 To the President of the Republic of Angola…

Staff Writer16 July 2015

NEWS RELEASE: SWAZI SUPREME COURT RELEASES MARIO MASUKU AND MAXWELL DLAMINI ON BAIL Criminal JusticeEswatini

NEWS RELEASE: SWAZI SUPREME COURT RELEASES MARIO MASUKU AND MAXWELL DLAMINI ON BAIL

Mbabane: On Tuesday, 14 July 2015, the Swaziland Supreme Court granted bail to the president of the People’s United Democratic Movement, Mario Masuku, and the secretary general of the Swaziland…

Staff Writer15 July 2015

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5 simple things that could get you arrested in Angola

Muluka Miti-Drummond 7 July 2015 Thought Leader When people think of Angola many think of the 27-year-long civil war that ended in 2002. Some might even think of oil and…

Staff Writer7 July 2015

If not the ICC, what else is there? ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

If not the ICC, what else is there?

IOL Angela Mudukuti Imperfect as it is, it is the only judicial mechanism fighting for justice and defending the rights of African victims, writes Angela Mudukuti. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir…

Staff Writer2 July 2015

How to build an absurd trojan horse ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

How to build an absurd trojan horse

Business Day Nicole Fritz AS I sit, immersed in the demands of caring for a newborn, it is surreal to observe the debacle around Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir — not…

Staff Writer2 July 2015

Civil Society plays key role in promoting health rights in Southern Africa ArticlesBotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesEquality Rights News

Civil Society plays key role in promoting health rights in Southern Africa

Annabel Raw Thought Leader 1 July 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre’s health rights programme was established in 2007 to advance human rights and the rule of law in Southern…

Annabel Raw1 July 2015

Swaziland: Human Rights Lawyer and Editor Charged with Contempt of Court Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Completed CasesCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEswatini

Swaziland: Human Rights Lawyer and Editor Charged with Contempt of Court

In March 2014, human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu, were arrested and charged with contempt of court. The Nation and its publisher were also charged. Maseko…

Staff Writer30 June 2015

NEWS RELEASE: SWAZILAND SUPREME COURT RELEASES THULANI MASEKO AND BHEKI MAKHUBU Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionEswatini

NEWS RELEASE: SWAZILAND SUPREME COURT RELEASES THULANI MASEKO AND BHEKI MAKHUBU

Mbabane-On Tuesday, 30 June 2015, the Supreme Court in Swaziland upheld an appeal brought by human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu against their conviction on two…

Staff Writer30 June 2015

PRETORIA – The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) has described government’s explanation for how Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir fled the country as wholly inadequate. International JusticeSouth Africa

PRETORIA – The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) has described government’s explanation for how Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir fled the country as wholly inadequate.

The Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni on Thursday submitted an affidavit to the High Court saying that al-Bashir left undetected because his delegation failed to produce his passport at immigration…

Staff Writer26 June 2015

In defence of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSADCSouth Africa

In defence of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre

Daily Maverick By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh 25 June 2015 SALC has received much praise for its actions and also much criticism for taking this bold step. In particular, SALC has heard…

Staff Writer26 June 2015

Courts invites criminal probe into Al-Bashir saga International Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

Courts invites criminal probe into Al-Bashir saga

News24 24 June 2015 Pretoria – The High Court in Pretoria has suggested that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) investigate how South Africa violated a court order to…

Staff Writer26 June 2015

Al-Bashir, SALC and Jonathan Moyo: When attack is the only defence International Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSADCSouth Africa

Al-Bashir, SALC and Jonathan Moyo: When attack is the only defence

Daily Maverick 25 June 2015 The Southern African Litigation Centre, another of those do-good civil society initiatives attempting to keep the government from using the Constitution as a long-drop, has…

Staff Writer26 June 2015

SA’s reputation is in tatters ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

SA’s reputation is in tatters

By Angela Mudukuti SA should not be treated as a safe haven for criminals, writes Angela Mudukuti. Former President Nelson Mandela’s oration that “South Africa’s future foreign relations will be…

Staff Writer25 June 2015

Al-Bashir: Thank goodness for the separation of powers ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Al-Bashir: Thank goodness for the separation of powers

Thought Leader By Angela Mudukuti 22 June 2014 After approaching the North Gauteng High Court on Saturday, June 13, on an urgent basis the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) managed…

Staff Writer24 June 2015

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SADC child marriage model law on cards

The Herald The SADC Parliamentary Forum has mobilised financial and technical resources to develop a Sadc Model Law on Child Marriage as Sadc Member States raise the ante against the…

Staff Writer24 June 2015

S. Africa debates Bashir visit a week after his departure International Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

S. Africa debates Bashir visit a week after his departure

VOA News 22 June 2015 JOHANNESBURG-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir created a political storm in South Africa when he visited last week and the nation’s leadership allowed him to leave without…

Staff Writer23 June 2015

Newsmaker – Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh at the centre of the Al-Bashir debacle International Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

Newsmaker – Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh at the centre of the Al-Bashir debacle

City Press 21 June 2015 Until a week ago, few people in South Africa knew about the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), which jumped into news feeds when it approached…

Staff Writer22 June 2015

SALC considering contempt proceedings against govt in Bashir case International Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

SALC considering contempt proceedings against govt in Bashir case

News24 15 June 2015 Johannesburg – The SA Litigation Centre (SALC) is considering contempt of court proceedings against the government departments that it believes allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to…

Staff Writer17 June 2015