SALC IN THE NEWS: CHIEF REDUCED TO DOMESTIC WORKER...
In Lesotho, Tabitha Phaloane was a village chief, governing the affairs of about 3 000 rural people. In Johannesburg she is…
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SALC IN THE NEWS: CHIEFTAINSHIP DISPUTE THICKENS...
MASERU — The ’Mamathe chieftainship dispute took a fresh twist yesterday after the Constitutional Court allowed Senate Masupha the right…
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SALC CASE: 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…
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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…
Read More NEWS RELEASE: LESOTHO LAW BANNING WOMEN FROM BECOMING CHIEFS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL...
Johannesburg—The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today joined the fight to repeal parts of Lesotho’s discriminatory Chieftainship Act, which only…
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SALC amicus: Masupha v the senior resident magistrate for the subordinate court ...
The submission highlights the role that the right to equality and the elimination of discrimination play in ensuring an effective response…
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SWAZILAND: WOMEN’S RIGHTS TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK...
MBABANE, – Much to the frustration of gender activists, Swaziland’s Supreme Court has reversed a February 2010 High Court ruling…
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Women’s property rights case to be heard by Malawi’s constitutional court Ju...
Compared to many of the cases in which we are involved (defending Monjeza and Chimbalanga against charges of buggery, challenging the coerced sterilization…
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