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South Africa: The Constitutionality of the Confidentiality Provisions in the Refugees Act Civic RightsCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesInternational JusticeInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture Completed CasesSouth Africa

South Africa: The Constitutionality of the Confidentiality Provisions in the Refugees Act

SALC was admitted as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the Constitutional Court matter, Mail and Guardian Media Limited and others v Chipu NO and others. On 27 September 2013,…
Staff Writer
27 September 2013
South Africa causes blushes in handling of policy on Syria ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

South Africa causes blushes in handling of policy on Syria

Nicole Fritz The Business Day PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma, addressing a Commonwealth parliamentary conference earlier this month, called on delegates not to remain silent “when one country is being bombed to…
Staff Writer
16 September 2013
Botswana: Women’s inheritance rights under customary law BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Completed CasesSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Completed Cases

Botswana: Women’s inheritance rights under customary law

SALC supported a case in Botswana before the High Court challenging a customary law rule which provides only for male inheritance of the family home.The case was an appeal from…
Staff Writer
3 September 2013
NEWS RELEASE: IMPROVING PRE-TRIAL JUSTICE IN MALAWI THROUGH SPECIALIST TRAINING FOR MAGISTRATES, PROSECUTORS, JUSTICE OFFICIALS AND PARALEGALS International JusticeMalawi

NEWS RELEASE: IMPROVING PRE-TRIAL JUSTICE IN MALAWI THROUGH SPECIALIST TRAINING FOR MAGISTRATES, PROSECUTORS, JUSTICE OFFICIALS AND PARALEGALS

Lilongwe – While Malawi has strengthened its judicial policies in recent years, it still struggles to implement and enforce them efficiently and effectively – which is why around 100 Malawian justice…
Staff Writer
27 August 2013
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Living on the earnings of sex work in Malawi – a typical tale of misinterpreting the law to conveniently criminalise sex workers Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Resources

Living on the earnings of sex work in Malawi – a typical tale of misinterpreting the law to conveniently criminalise sex workers

To be clear, no provision in the Malawi Penal Code criminalises the selling of sexual services by a sex worker. Yet, some police officers in Malawi appear to be operating under the…
Staff Writer
7 August 2013
a preliminary study of the law and practice relating to arrests for nuisance related offences in blantyre malawi
SALC Research Report: No justice for the poor: A preliminary study of enforcement of nuisance-related offences in Blantyre, Malawi Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice ResourcesResearch Reports & Policy Briefs

SALC Research Report: No justice for the poor: A preliminary study of enforcement of nuisance-related offences in Blantyre, Malawi

Globally, there has been an increase in the implementation of laws which limit the behaviour, actions and movements of persons in public spaces. This greatly impedes the lives and livelihoods…
Staff Writer
24 July 2013
Tsunga arrest casts doubt on election credibility ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights NewsZimbabwe

Tsunga arrest casts doubt on election credibility

SW Radio Africa Alex Bell The arrest last week of renowned human rights lawyer and MDC-T parliamentary candidate Arnold Tsunga, has cast even more doubt on the credibility of next…
Staff Writer
23 July 2013
Botswana Court to hear appeal to decision allowing women to inherit under customary law BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Botswana Court to hear appeal to decision allowing women to inherit under customary law

Gaborone – On Friday 19 July, the Court of Appeal in Gaborone, Botswana will hear arguments in Ramantele v Mmusi and Others, an appeal from a High Court decision striking down…
Staff Writer
18 July 2013

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