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Judges hear what lawyers expect from them in human rights cases

by Carmel Rickard | Jun 8, 2022

For what was almost certainly the first time in their lives, judges from across Africa have been hearing what advocates specialising in human rights work expect from them. The 20 judges, from 11 African countries, met last week for training …Share this:Click to...

Lesotho’s Chief Justice bars SA’s Shaun Abrahams from trial over ‘unacceptable behaviour’

by Carmel Rickard | Jan 31, 2022

Controversial advocate, Shaun Abrahams, forced from his top prosecution job in South Africa, has been hauled over the coals by Lesotho’s Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane for his behaviour in a bitterly contested trial, and has been barred from further participation...

Preserve your independence, court urges Namibia’s election commission

by Carmel Rickard | Jul 19, 2020

A full bench of Namibia’s high court has found that the country’s electoral commission acted unlawfully when it removed certain approved names from the list of candidates supplied by a political party and allowed other party members to replace them …Share...

African Court tells Tanzania: your constitution violates basic rights

by Carmel Rickard | Jul 16, 2020

Africa’s premier regional court, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, has found that Tanzania’s constitution is in breach of the African Charter and other international law. This is because it provides that no one may test the results …Share...

Government’s ‘contempt’ raised in challenge to Tanzania’s bail-ban laws

by Carmel Rickard | May 22, 2020

Tanzania’s bail laws have been brought into line with the country’s constitution, following an application by a member of the legal profession. But in the aftermath of the decision there’s confusion and concern, mostly related to the appeal noted by …Share...
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  • Judges hear what lawyers expect from them in human rights cases8 Jun 2022
  • Lesotho’s Chief Justice bars SA’s Shaun Abrahams from trial over ‘unacceptable behaviour’31 Jan 2022
  • Preserve your independence, court urges Namibia’s election commission19 Jul 2020
  • African Court tells Tanzania: your constitution violates basic rights16 Jul 2020
  • Government’s ‘contempt’ raised in challenge to Tanzania’s bail-ban laws22 May 2020

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