Lesotho: Women's right to chieftainship

2012
On 22 and 23 February 2012, the Lesotho Constitutional Court will hear a case challenging a women's right to succeed to chieftainship in Lesotho.
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Zimbabwe: Challenging the NPA's Refusal to Act in Terms of the Rome Statute Act

2011
SALC seeks to review South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) refusal to investigate, with a view to prosecuting, senior Zimbabwean officials for the commission of crimes against humanity.
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Namibia: Coerced Sterilization of HIV Positive Women

2011
SALC with the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) and the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) are suing the Namibian Government for the coerced sterilization of at least fifteen HIV positive women at public hospitals in Namibia.
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Malawi: Strengthening the Writ of Habeas Corpus

2010
SALC is using the writ of habeas corpus to challenge Malawi's authority to detain. The applicant, Mavuto Anthony, has been detained for 5 years without a trial.
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Malawi: Right to Bail for Terminally Ill Remandees

2010
SALC is challenging the fact that terminally ill remandees have no opportunity to provide evidence to an independent arbiter on the state of their health.
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