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 Jun 2023
Blantyre, 9 November 2022 – On 8 November 2022, the High Court of Malawi issued a judgment declaring the police’s indiscriminate practice of sweeping exercises unlawful and in violation of…
Staff Writer9 Nov 2022
Eswatini authorities have escalated their crackdown on human rights, continuing their assault on human rights, the rule of law and justice. The government often uses force to quash opposition and…
Staff Writer28 Sep 2022
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 Writer15 Jul 2022
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 Simelane6 Jul 2022
On the 16th of June every year, Malawi joins Africa in commemorating the Day of the African Child. Key to this day is the reminder that the best interest of…
Staff Writer16 Jun 2022
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 Writer18 May 2022
The Nation 13 April 2022 By Chikondi Chijozi and Ruth Kaima The role of the media in any society is to investigate and share information and ideas, in particular on…
Chikondi Chijozi13 Apr 2022
SALC is concerned by the ongoing threats to the independence of judicial officers and lawyers in Zimbabwe. SALC urges the government of Zimbabwe to respect the rule of law and…
Staff Writer20 May 2021