Paul v Attorney - General

2011
SALC has tried to support criminal justice reform in Malawi for the last four years. We have managed to work with attorneys and civil society to identify the most pressing issues and have supported cases that test the right to a trial within a reasonable time, the right to bail, and have fought for change to the law allowing juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced “at the pleasure of the President”.
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Pre-Banjul Meeting Report

2012
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre convened a SADC NGOs meeting on the 12th of April at the Protea Wanderers Hotel, in Johannesburg. The meeting was attended by 35 NGO representatives from 9 SADC states. The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) funded the meeting.<
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Quick Guide to accessing information in terms of section 37 of the Constitution of Malawi

2011
A quick Guide to requesting information in terms of section 37 of the Constitution of Malawi
Read further » Quick Guide to requesting information in terms of section 37 of the Constitution of Malawi.pdf

Registered Trustees of the Women and Law in Southern Africa v Attorney General

2011
WLSA has taken up this action under the provisions of Section 15(2) of the Malawi Constitution.
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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

1998

Read further » Rome Statute - ICC.pdf

SADC Lawyers Association: SADC Lawyers Association Resolution on SADC Tribunal, Swaziland, Malawi and Elections in the Region

2011
Attached resolutions that came out of the 12th SADCLA Annual General Meeting and Conference. Under the theme " towards democratic elections and the peaceful transfer of power in the SADC Region"
Read further » Resolutions of the 2011 SADC Lawyers\' Association AGM and Conference.pdf

SALC and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others

2012
This was the first case in South Africa to be brought in terms of the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act 27 of 2002. The matter was heard by Judge Hans Fabricius in the Pretoria High Court in March 2012 and judgment is expected in May 2012.
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SALC Secures Observer Status before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

2011
SALC’s observer status enhances engagement with the African Commission and its special mechanisms and enables it to file cases before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Read further » Final Communique_49.pdf

SALC Undertakes an Advocacy Training Workshop

2011
Following the suspension of the SADC Tribunal’s operations by the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in August 2010 and May 2011 the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, International Commission of Jurists and the SADC Lawyers Association formally launched a campaign to save the SADC Tribunal. The campaign has seen the three organisations draft legal opinions, publish press releases and opinion pieces, convene two legal consultation meetings with judges, lawyers, CSO activists and SADC Secretariat legal counsel and meet with a few ministers of justice in the SADC region.
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SALC's Statement on Malawi at the African Commission

2012
We would like to convey our condolences to the people of Malawi on the passing of President Bingu Wa Mutharika. In light of the current period of transition we urge the new President Joyce Banda to use the opportunity presented to support democracy and the rule of law and to reverse the culture of impunity that was all too evident under the previous administration. We applaud her recent initiatives, demonstrably underlining that hers will be a different administration – in particular, her decision to appoint a high-level investigation into the death of Malawian student, Robert Chasowa.
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Security General Investigative Team Report- DRC - 1998

1998

Read further » UN SECURITY GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT - Human Rights Violations DRC.pdf

Statement: Southern Africa Civil Society Forum

2011
SADC NGOs meet annually prior to the August SADC Summit to discuss pressing human rights and governance issues in Southern Africa.
Read further » SADC CNGO DECLARATION.pdf

Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations Trust v. Elections and Boundaries Commission (Supreme Court 2010)

2008
In July 2008, the Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations Trust (SACCCO) and its Trustees challenged the constitutionality of several appointments to the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) made by the Swazi King, as well as attempts by the EBC to preclude persons and entities from providing voter education.
Read further » Judgement-Appeal EBC.pdf

Swaziland National Ex-Miners Workers Association and Others v The Minister of Education and Others

2009
Swaziland National Ex-Miners Workers Association and Others v The Minister of Education and Others
Read further » SKMBT_50110061012210.pdf

Table on FOI legislation and constitutional provisions

2010

Read further » Table on legislation in Southern Africa.doc

Z v Finland (European Court of Human Rights 1997)

1997
Z applied for relief to the European Court of Human Rights alleging that her right to privacy under the Convention was violated when her HIV status was disclosed by the media during her husband’s criminal trial.
Read further » tbl_s5105SACaseDockets_FileUpload5891_92_CASE_OF_Z _v _FINLAND.pdf