The HIV Programme provides technical and monetary support to public and private lawyers, civil society organisations, and community-based organisations to use the law to achieve concrete policy and legal outcomes which advance and solidify the rights of those infected and affected by HIV in southern Africa. The Programme does this by intervening in or providing technical and monetary support to strategic litigation, capacity building of key groups, and facilitating networks.
Blog PostsSALC E-Newsletter Issue 9SALC’s latest newsletter was released on Friday, 24 May 2013. The newsletter profiles SALC’s latest » Read More ZAMBIA HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON RIGHTS OF HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS: UPDATE FROM THE COURTROOMOn Monday, the Zambia High Court heard arguments in Mwanza and Another v Attorney General, » Read More Ensuring Women’s Equality Critical to Fighting HIVOne of SALC’s partners, Mamoletsi Moletsi, recently published an opinion piece in Lesotho’s Public Eye » Read More |
CasesLesotho: Women’s right to chieftainshipOn 16 May 2013, the Lesotho High Court, sitting as the Constitutional Court, upheld section » Read More Zambia: Right to food for HIV-positive prisonersSALC is working with the Legal Resources Foundation in Zambia challenging the right of HIV-positive » Read More Malawi: Mandatory HIV testing of alleged sex workersIn November 2009, police in Mwanza arrested alleged sex workers, eventually charging them under section » Read More |
This manual provides a resource for private and public lawyers in southern Africa who are litigating cases in domestic courts that challenge laws, policies and practices around unlawful HIV testing and breaches of confidentiality. Partners can contact SALC for hard copies of the manual. Download the report.
The manual provides concrete legal arguments for use in HIV-related discrimination litigation before domestic courts. Click on the heading to download this manual. Partners can contact SALC for a hard copy of the manual.