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Joint statement: Support for the Swaziland and Law Society as judicial crisis escalates Civic RightsCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Judicial IndependenceCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Joint statement: Support for the Swaziland and Law Society as judicial crisis escalates

The Southern Africa Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) note the unprecedented action on the part of Swaziland lawyers who, on Wednesday 21…

Staff Writer23 September 2011

Mogoeng’s shocking child rape rulings ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesEquality Rights NewsSouth Africa

Mogoeng’s shocking child rape rulings

The Mail&Guardian As Constitutional Court Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng prepares to be interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for the position of chief justice in Cape Town on Saturday, more…

Staff Writer2 September 2011

Mining will only facilitate community development with increased transparency MalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights News

Mining will only facilitate community development with increased transparency

  With the discovery of uranium in Malawi, the IMF estimated that the export of the commodity would result in an increase in Malawi’s GDP by 10% and an increase…

Staff Writer25 August 2011

Malawi’s Karonga locals take on mining companies MalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-economic Rights News

Malawi’s Karonga locals take on mining companies

Lilongwe – A community task-team from the northern region district of Karonga has petitioned the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Mines…

Staff Writer25 August 2011

Karonga locals take on uranium miners ArticlesMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives ArticlesSocio-economic Rights News

Karonga locals take on uranium miners

Nyasa Times A community task team from Malawi’s northern region district of Karonga has petitioned government for access to information that will enable them to effectively monitor mining activities in…

Staff Writer25 August 2011

Outcry over secretive hearing on Swazi judge ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights Judicial IndependenceCivic Rights Judicial Independence ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniRule of Law

Outcry over secretive hearing on Swazi judge

The Mail&Guardian National and international law bodies on Monday strongly criticised the closed-door hearings conducted by Swaziland’s Judicial Service Commission (JSC) against Judge Thomas Masuku. The Law Society of South…

Staff Writer23 August 2011

Joint statement: Failure to expeditiously resolve Judge Masuku matter Civic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights NewsEswatiniRule of Law

Joint statement: Failure to expeditiously resolve Judge Masuku matter

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Southern Africa Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) note that the Swaziland Judicial Services Commission (JSC)…

Staff Writer22 August 2011

‘Judge’s hearing was flawed’ ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights Judicial IndependenceCivic Rights Judicial Independence ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniRule of Law

‘Judge’s hearing was flawed’

Times of Swaziland MBABANE – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has raised a number of procedures that were flawed during the hearing of High Court Judge Justice Thomas Masuku…

Staff Writer17 August 2011

Judge Masuku’s disciplinary hearing Civic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Judge Masuku’s disciplinary hearing

Mbabane – Swaziland High Court Judge Thomas Masuku’s disciplinary hearing conducted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), at which the Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi presided, was concluded last week, Thursday…

Staff Writer15 August 2011

Cops bloc foreign jurists, activists ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Cops bloc foreign jurists, activists

MBABANE – There was tight security at the High Court in preparation for the hearing of suspended Judge Thomas Masuku yesterday. At the entrance to the High Court were over…

Staff Writer12 August 2011

Judge’s hearing bodes ill for Swazi reform ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniRule of Law

Judge’s hearing bodes ill for Swazi reform

The Business Day By Nicole Fritz IF SWAZILAND was going to make even a token gesture at meeting the less than taxing conditions attached to SA’s recent loan, and if…

Staff Writer11 August 2011

A diplomatic dilemma ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

A diplomatic dilemma

Relations between South Africa and Rwanda seem to be thawing after the nations President Paul Kagame accused South Africa of unwillingness to help in the arrest of terror suspect General…

Staff Writer2 August 2011

Malawian government urged to immediately launch probe on violence ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsMalawi

Malawian government urged to immediately launch probe on violence

People Daily The Southern Africa Litigation Center (SALC) is calling on the Malawian government to end violence in the Southern Africa nation and immediately launch investigations on the violence. Malawi…

Staff Writer27 July 2011

Suspension of judge highlights rule of law crisis in Swaziland Civic RightsCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Suspension of judge highlights rule of law crisis in Swaziland

Mbabane, Swaziland — Justice Thomas Masuku of the High Court of Swaziland currently faces unsubstantiated charges that could lead to his dismissal, highlighting a wider rule of law crisis in…

Staff Writer26 July 2011

MALAWI: SALC CALLS ON MALAWIAN AUTHORITIES TO END VIOLENCE Uncategorized

MALAWI: SALC CALLS ON MALAWIAN AUTHORITIES TO END VIOLENCE

Re: SECURITY FORCES’ USE OF FIREARMS AGAINST PROTESTORS President His Excellency Ngwazi Professor Bingu Wa Mutharika Office of the President and Cabinet Capital Hill Circle Private Bag 301 Capital City, Lilongwe…

Staff Writer26 July 2011

Neutral country my take Rwandan general ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Neutral country my take Rwandan general

The Business Day SA’s government is negotiating the handover of alleged Rwandan war criminal and former general Kayumba Nyamwasa to a "neutral country", sources confirmed yesterday. The exiled Lt-Gen Nyamwasa…

Staff Writer20 July 2011

Information enables ‘freedom from the tyranny of excessive fertility’ Uncategorized

Information enables ‘freedom from the tyranny of excessive fertility’

Insufficient knowledge about contraceptive methods and how to use them and fear of social disapproval are included as main reasons for the unmet need for family planning and contraceptives. These…

Staff Writer14 July 2011

PRESS RELEASE: SWAZI AUTHORITIES BEG FOR FUNDS WITH ONE HAND, WHILE WRECKING THE RULE OF LAW WITH THE OTHER, SAY AFRICAN LEGAL BODIES Uncategorized

PRESS RELEASE: SWAZI AUTHORITIES BEG FOR FUNDS WITH ONE HAND, WHILE WRECKING THE RULE OF LAW WITH THE OTHER, SAY AFRICAN LEGAL BODIES

JOHANNESBURG – Regional and continental legal bodies have condemned the suspension of Swazi High Court Justice, Thomas Masuku, and demanded his immediate reinstatement – as well as urging South Africa to…

Staff Writer7 July 2011

US court finds anti-prostitution pledge for funding violates free speech Uncategorized

US court finds anti-prostitution pledge for funding violates free speech

What does the decision of a US court sitting in New York have to do with our HIV work here in Africa? Turns out a lot. Yesterday the US Court of Appeals for…

Staff Writer7 July 2011

Outrage as SADC pulls plug on rights tribunal ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsRule of LawSADCZimbabwe

Outrage as SADC pulls plug on rights tribunal

IOL In an unprecedented move, the Southern African Development Community has scrapped its showcase regional court, set up to deal with regional litigation on human rights and other issues. The…

Staff Writer30 June 2011