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Eswatini: Supporting the right to protest at a university

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SALC is concerned that the doctrine of common purpose is on occasion used by university councils to punish student leaders where damages of university property occurred during a student protest.…

Malawi: Challenging refusal of admission to school

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Factual Background The applicant was refused enrolment at a school on the basis that he had dreadlocks. Over the years, there have been a number of reports of schools refusing…

Malawi: Detention of learners for pregnancy

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SALC is working with Youth Watch Society (YOWSO) in Malawi on a case seeking the review of a Magistrates Court decision to fine parents of students who were pregnant and…

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Landmark ruling on Rastafarian children

The Weekend Nation 3 August 2024 By Michaela Drucker In a landmark ruling, the high court in Zomba delivered a verdict marking a significant shift in Malawian education. The decision,…
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Malawi’s rastafarians win landmark dreadlock ruling

CGTN Africa 9 February 2020 Makeda Mbewe was just six years old when she was kicked out of her primary school in Malawi for wearing her hair in the dreadlocks…

Resources

Equality Rights

Report: Legal gender recognition in Zimbabwe

This brief is written to support engagements around legal gender recognition between the Government of Zimbabwe and organisations advocating for the rights of transgender, gender diverse and intersex individuals in…
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Eswatini

Know Your Rights (Eswatini)

We are thrilled to announce that the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), in collaboration with the International Human Rights Advocacy Clinic (IHRAC) at Florida State University, is creating a series…
Angola

Compêndio de jurisprudência sobre direitos humanos

Entre 2014 e 2024, os juízes e a comunidade jurídica que participaram no Fórum Regional Africano de Juízes (ARJF) discutiram vários casos que fizeram avançar os direitos humanos e a…
Botswana

Recueil de jurisprudence sur les droits de l’homme

Entre 2014 et 2024, les juges et la communauté juridique participant au Forum régional annuel des juges africains (FRAJ) ont discuté de diverses affaires qui ont fait progresser les droits…