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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

Six deny any part in hit on ‘wanted’ Rwandan general ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Six deny any part in hit on ‘wanted’ Rwandan general

Six men accused of trying to murder refugee Rwandan general and suspected war criminal Kayumbe Nyamwasa in Johannesburg have pleaded not guilty to all charges against them. Nyamwasa fled to…

Staff Writer28 June 2011

Disaster if Zimbabwe exported its crisis to region ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesNamibiaSADCZimbabwe

Disaster if Zimbabwe exported its crisis to region

The Business Day By Lloyd Kuveya AS A Zimbabwean now living in SA, I look with alarm at the violations of the rule of law that Zanu (PF) seems intent…

Staff Writer15 June 2011

Rwanda exile pans bid to fight asylum ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Rwanda exile pans bid to fight asylum

The Business Day LITIGATION by a consortium of human rights groups to overturn the asylum status of an alleged fugitive from justice, Rwandan Lt- Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa, was yesterday described…

Staff Writer15 June 2011

Rwanda ex-army chief Nyamwasa in SA expulsion threat ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Rwanda ex-army chief Nyamwasa in SA expulsion threat

BBC News South African human rights groups have launched legal action to force the government to revoke the refugee status of a former Rwandan army chief. They said Pretoria acted…

Staff Writer14 June 2011

Rwandan general and suspected war criminal should be stripped of SA refugee status International JusticeInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesSouth Africa

Rwandan general and suspected war criminal should be stripped of SA refugee status

JOHANNESBURG – Human rights groups have launched legal action seeking the cancellation of former Rwandan general and suspected war criminal Faustin Kayumbe Nyamwasa’s refugee status in South Africa – arguing that…

Staff Writer14 June 2011

A chance for Zuma to save his country’s reputation ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

A chance for Zuma to save his country’s reputation

The Business Day By Nicole Fritz I am sitting in a meeting in São Paulo, Brazil, surrounded by other civil society representatives from emerging powers, here to discuss foreign policy…

Nicole Fritz31 May 2011

African leaders condemn criminalization of homosexuality Uncategorized

African leaders condemn criminalization of homosexuality

Local papers in Malawi are reporting that Former President of Botswana Festus Mogae and Former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda have denounced the criminalization of same sex relationships in Malawi and the rest of southern Africa.…

Staff Writer30 May 2011

MALAWI: KK, MOGAE CONDEMN CRIMINALIZING SAME SEX Uncategorized

MALAWI: KK, MOGAE CONDEMN CRIMINALIZING SAME SEX

Former presidents of Botswana and Zambia, Festus Mogae and Kenneth Kaunda have condemned the criminalization of homosexuality and sex work by Malawi and some African countries, warning that would inhibit…

Staff Writer27 May 2011

Southern African leaders keep rights tribunal suspended ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSADC

Southern African leaders keep rights tribunal suspended

The Business Day A DECISION by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state summit has extended an effective suspension of the SADC Tribunal, despite the recommendations of an…

Staff Writer24 May 2011