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Ugandan law students wrestle with real-life human rights issues

by Carmel Rickard | May 13, 2025

Determined – and brave – staff at Uganda’s Makerere University law school have done it again: they have incorporated a current ‘hot’ Ugandan human rights issue into an examination written last week. While it is common practice in many countries …Share...

A win for all of South Africa against brutality by security forces

by Carmel Rickard | May 16, 2020

In a major victory for human rights, the family of Collins Khosa and their neighbours have won a court application for orders against the security forces and their bosses. And they will no doubt be awarded significant damages when that …Share this:Click to...

Malawian law students lose their challenge to Covid19 university closure

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 16, 2020

A group of four students studying law in Malawi have lost their high court case challenging the validity of the President’s Covid-19-related directives. They also lost their challenge to the closure of their university in terms of those directives. But...

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