Southern Africa Litigation Centre

Legal advocacy strategies to address hate speech in Malawi
2025-05-26 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | Webinar, President Place 1 Hood Avenue/ 148 Jan Smuts Avenue Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
As court victories for the rights of marginalised people grow in Southern Africa, so too do hate crimes and hate speech, especially in countries without specific legal protections. CSOs are now sounding the alarm, linking the spike to toxic political rhetoric, global anti-gender agendas, and unregulated social media.
Art and Global Health Centre and the Southern African Litigation Centre will host a webinar to raise awareness among CSOs and activists on hate speech and crimes, local laws and policies, and develop context-specific advocacy strategies for dealing with hate speech and crimes.
Join us on 26 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am –11:30 am CAT.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/eswatiniHSweb

Legal advocacy strategies to address hate speech in Eswatini
2025-05-26 14:30 - 16:00 | Webinar, President Place 1 Hood Avenue/ 148 Jan Smuts Avenue Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
As court victories for the rights of marginalised people grow in Southern Africa, so too do hate crimes and hate speech, especially in countries without specific legal protections. CSOs are now sounding the alarm, linking the spike to toxic political rhetoric, global anti-gender agendas, and unregulated social media.
Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities and the Southern African Litigation Centre will host a webinar to raise awareness among CSOs and activists on hate speech and crimes, local laws and policies, and develop context-specific advocacy strategies for dealing with hate speech and crimes.
Join us on 26 May 2025
Time: 2:30–4:00 pm CAT.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/eswatiniHSweb

Legal advocacy strategies to address hate speech in Namibia
2025-05-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Webinar, President Place 1 Hood Avenue/ 148 Jan Smuts Avenue Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
As court victories for the rights of marginalised people grow in Southern Africa, so too do hate crimes and hate speech, especially in countries without specific legal protections. CSOs are now sounding the alarm, linking the spike to toxic political rhetoric, global anti-gender agendas, and unregulated social media.
The Young Feminists Movement Namibia and the Southern African Litigation Centre will host a webinar to raise awareness among CSOs and activists on hate speech and crimes, local laws and policies, and develop context-specific advocacy strategies for dealing with hate speech and crimes.
Join us on 27 May 2025
Time: 2:30–4:00 pm CAT.

Register here: ttps://tinyurl.com/NamHSweb

The evolving journey for SRHR: Legal environment affecting key populations in Uganda
2025-09-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Gauteng
SALC has published a Policy Brief, ‘An overview of the legal environment affecting key African populations. The policy brief reflects on the changes in the legal environment affecting key populations, particularly vulnerable and marginalised women, young people, LGBTQI+ and sex workers in Africa, over the past 20 years. The Policy Brief highlights some of the gains made through legislative changes and progressive court judgments that uphold the sexual and reproductive health rights of key populations. However, as highlighted in the Policy brief, serious barriers still exist that hurt the enjoyment of SRHR, including the use of the law to criminalise status and identity, and legal restrictions on access to sexual and reproductive health services.
As part of initiatives to address the human rights challenges of key populations, and improve the enjoyment of SRHR, SALC is hosting human rights training webinars for Human Rights defenders, activists and individuals to enhance knowledge of their rights.

The evolving journey for SRHR: Legal environment affecting key populations in Malawi
2025-09-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Gauteng
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has published a Policy Brief, ‘An overview of the legal environment affecting key African populations. The policy brief reflects on the changes in the legal environment affecting key populations, particularly vulnerable and marginalised women, young people, LGBTQI+ and sex workers in Africa, over the past 20 years. The Policy Brief highlights some of the gains made through legislative changes and progressive court judgments that uphold the sexual and reproductive health rights of key populations. However, as highlighted in the Policy brief, serious barriers still exist that hurt the enjoyment of SRHR, including the use of the law to criminalise status and identity, and legal restrictions on access to sexual and reproductive health services. As part of initiatives to address the human rights challenges of key populations, and improve the enjoyment of SRHR, SALC is hosting human rights training webinars for Human Rights defenders, activists and individuals to enhance knowledge of their rights.
