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Disability Rights Zambia

MEDIA ADVISORY: DEAF PERSON CHALLENGES DISCRIMINATORY DENIAL OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Mr Kasongo Kafwembe, a deaf person filed a case in the High Court against the ZCAS University (1st Respondent) challenging the denial of access to enrolment for a degree in the university. The denial was based on his disability. The petitioner alleges that the denial of access to enrolment for…

Staff Writer17 Aug 2021

Disability Rights News Zambia

NEWS RELEASE: ZAMBIA COURT CALLS FOR REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW

Lusaka - On 17 November, Zambian disability activists from the Mental Health Users Network of Zambia (MHUNZA) and Disability Rights Watch (DRW) held a press conference on the outcome of decision of the Zambian High Court concerning the constitutionality of the 1949 Mental Disorders Act (Mwewa and Others v the…

Staff Writer20 Nov 2017

Disability Rights News Rule of Law Zambia

Mental Disorders act of Zambia must be declared null and void

Many African countries are currently being governed using laws which were passed during the pre-independence period. Essentially, this means that countries are running using colonial rules and laws. Specifically, many countries have got mental health laws that are archaic. Zambia is not an exception. It has the Mental Disorders Act…

Staff Writer30 Jan 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY: DEAF PERSON CHALLENGES DISCRIMINATORY DENIAL OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION

NEWS RELEASE: ZAMBIA COURT CALLS FOR REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW

Mental Disorders act of Zambia must be declared null and void

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