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Joint statement: Urgent call for protection of refugees’ rights and a halt to state sponsored lawlessness Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice NewsCriminal Justice Police AbuseMalawi

Joint statement: Urgent call for protection of refugees’ rights and a halt to state sponsored lawlessness

Lilongwe, 1 August 2023 - We, a consortium of Institutions and Civil Society Organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, urgently call upon the Government to immediately cease the…
Staff Writer
1 August 2023
Lesotho: Police must be held accountable for unnecessary use of force against protestors Civic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsLesotho

Lesotho: Police must be held accountable for unnecessary use of force against protestors

The Transformation Resource Center (TRC), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemn the killing of a university student and an apparently unjustified physical assault…
Staff Writer
15 July 2022
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Journalist a terrorist? How anti-terrorism laws constitute a threat to fundamental human rights in Eswatini ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniSADC

Journalist a terrorist? How anti-terrorism laws constitute a threat to fundamental human rights in Eswatini

In May 2022, the African Union (AU) held an extraordinary session on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Governments in Africa in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, resulting in a declaration entitled “robust…
Melusi Simelane
6 July 2022
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Malawi: Ending impunity of police officers for rape Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Police Abuse Completed CasesCriminal Justice Police AbuseEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Ending impunity of police officers for rape

Background Section 153 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi and Section 4 of the Malawi Police Services Act provide that the Malawi Police Services’ mandate is to provide…
Staff Writer
18 May 2022