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Trumps war on universal human rights

Modern Ghana (18 March 2025) Botswana Gazette (19 March 2025) Washington Blade (20 March 2025) Eswatini Observer (20 March 2025) Botswana Guardian (21 March 2025) The Weekend Post (22 March…

Bradley Fortuin19 March 2025

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Free to speak, free to slander?

Weekend Nation By: Vivian Kasunda 15 March 2025 The right to freedom of expression is a fundamental cornerstone of democratic societies, allowing individuals to express their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs…

Vivian Kasunda17 March 2025

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Vagrancy laws: Discrimination based on poverty and status

On 31 May 2023, 28 men were arrested in Harare CBD under the country’s vagrancy laws. These arrests raise the question of why vagrancy laws still exist and are still…

Staff Writer9 June 2023

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Increased recognition of women’s right to chieftainship in Southern Africa

9 November 2022, Lusaka – The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes Afrobarometer’s findings that the majority of Basotho endorse equal opportunity for daughters to ascend to the office of the…

Staff Writer9 November 2022

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Malawi High Court to deliver judgment on challenge to police “sweeping exercise”

Blantyre, Malawi – On Friday, 22 July 2022, Malawi High Court Judge Zione Ntaba, will deliver a judgment in the judicial review case of State v Officer in Charge, Kasungu…

Staff Writer21 July 2022

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Kenya: Challenge to indefinite detention of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities for petty offences

SALC is partnering with Arthur's Dream Autism Trust (ADAT) in cases challenging the indefinite detention of four persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, arrested for petty offences at Manthari without…

Staff Writer20 March 2022

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SALC celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow - #Break the bias “It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals.” -Emma…

Luntha Chimbwete8 March 2022

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Equality Rights Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights News Namibia

Namibia High Court to pronounce on immigration rights of same-sex partners

WHAT: Judgment in Digashu and Others v Government of Namibia and Others; Judgment in Seiler-Lilles and Another v Government of Namibia and Others WHEN: 20 January 2022 at…

Staff Writer19 January 2022

Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Malawi

A Call for Action: Malawi is for everyone, is Malawi really for everyone?

From : The LGBTI Led Organizations and Allies To : Office of the President and Cabinet CC : The Minister of Justice …

Staff Writer18 January 2021

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Jonathan Dubula Qwelane v South African Human rights commission and another

On 22 September 2020, the Constitutional Court will hear the case of Jonathan Dubula Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission and Another (case no: 13/20). The Constitutional Court will…

Staff Writer21 September 2020

discrimination

Trumps war on universal human rights

Free to speak, free to slander?

Vagrancy laws: Discrimination based on poverty and status

Increased recognition of women’s right to chieftainship in Southern Africa

Malawi High Court to deliver judgment on challenge to police “sweeping exercise”

Kenya: Challenge to indefinite detention of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities for petty offences

SALC celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

Namibia High Court to pronounce on immigration rights of same-sex partners

A Call for Action: Malawi is for everyone, is Malawi really for everyone?

Jonathan Dubula Qwelane v South African Human rights commission and another

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