In March 2016, the Botswana Court of Appeal ruled that the government's refusal to register an LGBT organisation unconstitutional. This ground-breaking case created important precedent on the right to freedom…
Staff Writer24 September 2016
The undersigned organisations condemn the increasing acts of harassment and intimidation against journalists in Lesotho, exemplified by the recent attack against the editor of the Lesotho Times newspaper and the…
Staff Writer12 July 2016
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today presented an oral statement to the African Commission Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) concerning the situation of HRDs in Angola. The…
Staff Writer12 April 2016
The efforts of the Government of Sudan to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country is unacceptable and shows…
Staff Writer1 April 2016
On 16 September 2016, the High Court in Swaziland declared several provisions in the Sedition and Subversive Activities and Suppression of Terrorism Acts invalid. In a majority decision, Judges Annandale…
Staff Writer22 March 2016
On 16 March 2016, a full bench of the Court of Appeal of Botswana delivered a significant judgment in the case of Attorney General v Thuto Rammoge and 19 Others…
Staff Writer16 March 2016
Angola is holding the Presidency of the UN Security Council in New York throughout March 2016. The Angolan authorities appear to be proud of this fact and have stressed their…
Staff Writer14 March 2016
Daily Maverick In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has just been re-elected president, marking 30 years in power. In an election marred by disturbances including the repeated arrest of main opposition…
Staff Writer3 March 2016
MBABANE: On Monday, 8 February 2016, the Swazi High Court will continue to hear arguments in the case brought to challenge the constitutionality of the Sedition and Subversive Activities and…
Staff Writer5 February 2016