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New government regulations allow mourners to cross provincial borders for funerals – but only under strict conditions

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 2, 2020

Strict Government COVID-19 regulations have been slightly relaxed to allow bereaved family members to cross provincial boundaries if this is necessary to attend a funeral. The new regulations, contained in today’s official Government Gazette, are clearly a response to...

Human rights fightback as security forces take abusive action under cover of COVID-19 regulations

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 2, 2020

As the security forces of some African countries take abusive action against people under cover of COVID-19 lockdown regulations, human rights groups have begun to fight back. Prompted by complaints of serious constitutional rights’ violations – beatings,...

No protection in Zim for pangolin, alleged trigger of world’s coronavirus pandemic

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 2, 2020

Scientists increasingly believe that pangolin meat might have been part of the trigger for the deadly coronavirus. In this case the pangolin would have been bought in a typical Chinese market where illegally obtained wildlife has been an everyday element....

Repressive policing law: scathing judgment by Uganda’s constitutional court

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 2, 2020

One of Uganda’s most contentious laws has come under fire by that country’s constitutional court. A particularly repressive section giving the police power to prohibit all public gatherings and protest has been declared unconstitutional and the court’s majority took...

Sentencing pregnant women in Malawi – judge lays down the law

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 2, 2020

The case of a heavily pregnant woman accused of stealing from other women at a shopping centre has given one of Malawi’s judges the chance to re-state the law on sentencing first offenders and those who are pregnant. The judge …Share this:Click to share on...
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