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HRC panel on sexual orientation, 7 March 2012

On 7 March 2012, the UN Human Rights Council’s 19th session will hold a panel discussion on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The panel will be opened by the UN…

Anneke Meerkotter6 March 2012

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Closing the impunity gap – Southern Africa’s role in securing justice for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre and REDRESS are pleased to share the Report, Closing the Impunity Gap – Southern Africa’s Role in Securing Justice for the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. The…

Staff Writer27 February 2012

Swazi editor flees to South Africa in fear of his life ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Swazi editor flees to South Africa in fear of his life

The Mail&Guardian The sacked chief editor of the Swazi Observer newspaper said on Monday that he has fled to South Africa in fear of his life after receiving a tip-off…

Staff Writer27 February 2012

Lesotho Constitutional Court to hear challenge to chieftainship law Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenLesothoSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Lesotho Constitutional Court to hear challenge to chieftainship law

On 22 and 23 February 2012, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will hear a case challenging a women’s right to succeed to chieftainship in Lesotho. The case brought by Senate Masupha,…

Staff Writer20 February 2012

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Defending the rights of LGBTI at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council Session

For proponents of the principle that everyone is entitled to the same human rights irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity, February 2012 started disappointingly: On 7 February 2012,…

Anneke Meerkotter17 February 2012

South African court to hear Zimbabwe torture cases ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth AfricaZimbabwe

South African court to hear Zimbabwe torture cases

News Day JOHANNESBURG — Two civil society groups on Monday launched a legal bid to compel South African authorities to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean officials accused of crimes against humanity.…

Staff Writer15 February 2012

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Judicial strike in Malawi has serious repercussions on pretrial justice

Since the 9 January 2012 administrative staff from the Ministry of Justice have been on strike in Malawi. At issue is a government promise almost five years ago to grant…

Staff Writer13 February 2012

Regional litigators ask South African court to prosecute Zimbabwean rights abusers ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth AfricaZimbabwe

Regional litigators ask South African court to prosecute Zimbabwean rights abusers

VOA The Southern African Litigation Center and the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum want the South African High Court to oblige authorities to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean…

Staff Writer13 February 2012

SADC Tribunal – Calls for reinstatement region in legal limbo ArticlesEswatiniInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesMalawiNamibiaSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsTanzaniaZimbabwe

SADC Tribunal – Calls for reinstatement region in legal limbo

Financial Mail A host of legal organisations have started to ratchet up pressure on regional governments to restore the functioning of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) tribunal. Its work…

Staff Writer2 February 2012

SALC joins the fight to repeal Lesotho law banning women from becoming chiefs Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenLesotho

SALC joins the fight to repeal Lesotho law banning women from becoming chiefs

Through the variety of legal cases and jurisdictions in which SALC has worked, SALC has developed expertise regarding women’s rights as well as comparative constitutional law and international and regional…

Staff Writer18 January 2012

Lesotho law banning women from becoming chiefs is unconstitutional and must be repealed, says SALC BotswanaEquality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenLesothoTanzania

Lesotho law banning women from becoming chiefs is unconstitutional and must be repealed, says SALC

Johannesburg—The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today joined the fight to repeal parts of Lesotho’s discriminatory Chieftainship Act, which only allows the first-born son to succeed to chieftainship, by filing…

Staff Writer17 January 2012

Closing the impunity gap: Southern Africa’s role in securing justice for 1994 Rwanda Genocide International JusticeInternational Justice ResourcesInternational Justice War CrimesSeminars and Conferences

Closing the impunity gap: Southern Africa’s role in securing justice for 1994 Rwanda Genocide

Drawing on the outcomes of the Conference, “Closing the Impunity Gap: Southern Africa’s Role in Securing Justice for the 1994 Rwandan Genocide”, organised by SALC, REDRESS and African Rights, this…

Staff Writer24 December 2011

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Prostitutes sue government

Two years after 14 commercial sex workers in Mwanza were arrested by police and forced to undergo an HIV test, the issue has now taken a dramatic turn with the…

Staff Writer14 November 2011

Group warns new version of secrecy bill makes access to information more difficult ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSouth Africa

Group warns new version of secrecy bill makes access to information more difficult

The Business Day CIVIL society groups yesterday warned that the new version of the Protection of State Information Bill makes access to information more difficult than ever before. The PAIA…

Staff Writer28 October 2011

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Why countries ignore ICC

BNL Times Malawi is unlikely to be the last country to snub warrants of arrest from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the body is tangled in conflicting laws. Worse…

Staff Writer22 October 2011

Obiang visit ‘further blow’ so SA’s battered rights reputation ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth Africa

Obiang visit ‘further blow’ so SA’s battered rights reputation

The Business Day EQUATORIAL Guinea’s controversial head of state Teodoro Obiang Nguema will receive a red carpet reception in Pretoria tomorrow as alarm over SA’s foreign policy decisions grows. The…

Staff Writer20 October 2011

Swazi lawyers march over judge’s sacking ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights Judicial IndependenceCivic Rights Judicial Independence ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Swazi lawyers march over judge’s sacking

The Mail&Guardian Anti-government protest is gathering pace in Swaziland, with lawyers now taking to the street alongside labour unions, teachers, taxi drivers and banned political parties. The kingdom’s lawyers marched…

Staff Writer7 October 2011

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International shock at judge’s dismissal

MBABANE – International lawyers’ associations have reacted with alarm to the sacking of High Court Judge, Justice Thomas Masuku. Swazi Times The formations say this action speaks of clear contempt…

Staff Writer2 October 2011

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Swaziland shows contempt for rule of law as minister of justice and judge are dismissed

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Southern Africa Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) voice the utmost alarm at reports that Judge…

Staff Writer30 September 2011

Justice Thomas Masuku fired ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights Judicial IndependenceCivic Rights Judicial Independence ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Justice Thomas Masuku fired

MBABANE – High Court Judge Thomas Masuku has been dismissed from the bench. This publication has reliably gathered that the authorities have issued a decision that Judge Masuku’s position as…

Staff Writer29 September 2011