#InCaseYouMissedIt Eswatini activists filed an urgent application in the Courts of Eswatini to declare the deportation agreement between Eswatini and the United States unconstitutional. Court date postponed. 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓Tuesday, 7 Oct 2025 Watch Video: youtu.be/V_j6pauKXtQ

Joint Statement by SALC & MISA Regional: Press freedom in Southern Africa is under threat from SLAPP suits. We call on Eswatini to enact anti-SLAPP laws to protect public interest journalism and safeguard fundamental rights. www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/slapps-a-thr...

SALC and ICJ Kenya are hosting an empowering session on strengthening SRHR and human rights protections for key populations in #Kenya. Register here: tinyurl.com/2tj4xp6y

SALC and Transbantu Zambia are hosting an empowering session on strengthening SRHR and human rights protections for key populations in Zambia. Register and join here: tinyurl.com/mt6k9cad

SALC is honoured to share that we have been selected as a finalist for the Global Centre for Pluralism Award. From strategic litigation to amplifying grassroots voices working across 12 countries to dismantle systemic barriers. #salcat20 www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/global-centr...

Today SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social will speak at the UN #CESCR session in Geneva. SALC in collaboration with the SRWA, ESGM, and TransSwati, submitted a shadow report on #Eswatini, highlighting gaps in land rights, healthcare & equality. www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/civil-societ...

Join SALC and Seinoli Legal Centre next Monday for an empowering session on strengthening SRHR and human rights protections for key populations in Lesotho. Register here: tinyurl.com/yfa34afw

After spending over 60 days in a maximum security prison in Eswatini, Jamaican national Orville Isaac has reportedly been repatriated to his home country. This is excellent news, as he was unjustly sent to the Kingdom without any legal basis. www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/csos-congrat...

Stream Urgent Court Challenge Over U.S. deportation of criminals to Eswatini - @melusisiboniso.bsky.social by Radio Islam International | Listen online for free on SoundCloud soundcloud.com/radioislam/u...

📢 ENROL NOW! Join our 2-day online Legal Empowerment Course for CSOs and strengthen your capacity to defend communities against human rights violations. 🗓 25–26 September 2025 ⏰ 14:00 – 15:00 CAT 📍 ZOOM 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/4b2dmvdw

💡Did you know 52 out of 54 African states have ratified the United Nations Convention on Torture; however, out of the 52 states, only four countries have torture-specific laws. Countries must criminalise torture to ensure justice and accountability.

SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social, expressed disappointment on Eswatini Observer, after Eswatini abstained from the UN General Assembly vote on Palestinian statehood: “On issues of major global importance, from the Sustainable Development Goals to Palestine, Eswatini’s voice is absent."

Join SALC and GALZ, for an empowering session on strengthening SRHR and human rights protections for key populations in Zimbabwe. Register here: tinyurl.com/cs9c3524

SALC's Atilla Kisla commenting in Daily Maverick on UN CoI report that Israel has committed and is committing genocide in Gaza: Highlighting its relevance for ongoing accountability efforts. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

On 12 September, 176 residents of Kalusale, Chambishi, in Zambia’s Copperbelt province, launched a landmark case in the High Court of Zambia. The petition seeks accountability for one of Zambia’s worst environmental disasters. Read: tinyurl.com/2mayb2u3

Join SALC and Lawyers Alert Nigeria, this coming Friday for an empowering session on strengthening SRHR and human rights protections for key Nigerian populations. Register here: tinyurl.com/3uymnkvx

The Law Reform and Development Bill, 2024, presents an invaluable opportunity for Eswatini to entrench democratic values and promote the rule of law. SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social submitted to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice. Read more: tinyurl.com/yf8ruke3

Despite a Supreme Court order, Eswatini refuses to register the LGBTQ+ group Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities. Their fight continues, with SALC’s support. www.mambaonline.com/2025/08/27/e...

📢 SALC is now on WhatsApp! You can stay connected with SALC for regional human rights litigation, advocacy, and events updates. Follow this channel here: tinyurl.com/yc82r28u

Join SALC, Artgloafrica and WAGdisability for an empowering session on strengthening SRHR and human rights protections for key populations in Malawi. 📅 12 September 2025 | 🕚 11:00–12:30 | 📍 Zoom Register here: tinyurl.com/6ey6a4yy

In Malawi, free speech and hate speech are not the same. Free speech allows debate, while hate speech encourages violence. The video below examines how the law can counter hate speech in Malawi. #StopTheHate #VerifiedNotVilified #Malawi

Yesterday SALC joined CHREAA's Victor Chagunyuka Mhango, as he urged inmates at #Zomba Central Prison to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming elections. The campaign aimed to empower inmates to participate in the democratic process, despite concerns about transfers affecting voter access.

SALC, in partnership with The Women's Probono Initiative (WPI) and speakers from Freedom and Roam Uganda and Rights 4 HER, will host this webinar to unpack the findings of SALC’s Policy Brief and key populations in Africa. Register here: tinyurl.com/yjtrze77 📅 Date & Time: Sep 9, 2025 | 01:00 PM

First-ever African Commission case on the right to legal capacity for persons with disabilities submitted. www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/zambias-hist...

In challenging the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade, Manqoba Khumalo, regarding the refusal to register Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities, #ESGM stated, “The minister’s claim that ESGM exists to ‘promote homosexuality’ mischaracterises the organisation’s true purpose.”

SALC, in collaboration with the Swaziland Rural Women’s Swaziland Rural Women's assembly, Eswatini Sexual and Gender Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities, and TransSwati, submitted a shadow report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. READ: tinyurl.com/4ynuk77p

SALC stands in solidarity with Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities and calls on the government to uphold the right to association by registering #ESGM. #RegisterESGM #HumanRights4All #DecrimPS Read more: t.co/Dn2mQVHoT6

Breaking: Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities returns to court to challenge the Minister of Commerce’s second rejection of its registration, despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling in its favour. #RegisterESGM #HumanRights4All #decrimps www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/lgbtiq-activ...

Parliament had no knowledge of the US-Eswatini agreement, explains SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social during an interview with Channel Africa #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC youtu.be/Bjg4FYn2fZ8

“Africa is not a dumping ground” — SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social tells Duma FM that US deportations to Eswatini raise serious human rights and sovereignty concerns. #notousdeportationplanestosadc youtu.be/kAVXe5K49U4?...

SALC’s Tambudzai writes in The Standard Newspaper Zimbabwe, in the wake of the US funding cuts, explaining why domestic funding for health is essential in Zimbabwe and calling for greater transparency and accountability. www.newsday.co.zw/thestandard/...

“What we want, at the core, is for the agreement to be published for public scrutiny, and for the public to understand if it’s indeed in line with our national interest,” says SALC @melusisiboniso.bsky.social on #AlJazeera. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC aje.io/lzv8np

SALC's director, Anneke Meerkotter, questioned how any third country can justify the acceptance of foreign nationals who were illegally deported from the US. @thecontinent.org #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC open.substack.com/pub/continen...

SALC comments in @theguardian.com, “This litigation signals to the continent and the world that African nations cannot serve as dumping grounds for unresolved issues.” #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Uganda just jumped on the deportation bandwagon. But in Eswatini, the people are saying: “Not in our airspace, not in our name!” Because when justice is grounded, the planes should be too. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...

Government of Eswatini dodges Court: US-Eswatini deportations case adjourned. #NotInOurName #notousdeportationplanestosadc www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/government-o...

Eswatini: “You say no urgency?” We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️ Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.” We say: "Justice is not for sale." Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/21/us-uganda-deportations

SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social, yesterday, during an interview with Gabz-FM called for active citizenship across #SADC, discussing the US-Eswatini deportation agreement. #Uganda #Botswana #eswatini #notousdeportationplanestosadc See interview: youtu.be/xdU3h4Jn2fA

Court update: The case was postponed to 25 September 2025 after the Attorney General failed to attend. The court is considering referring the matter to a Constitutional Bench once it has seen the Attorney General’s pleadings, which have yet to be filed. #Eswatini Read: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h

“The U.S. is bypassing due process, and Africa must not be complicit,” comments SALC’s Anneke Meerkotter on Neusroom. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC neusroom.com/eswatini-pm-...

✈️ Breaking: U.S. launches a new airline… 👉 DeportAir — “We fly you where you never asked to go!” Uganda just signed on as a landing strip. Too bad human rights don’t come with free baggage allowance. #NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h

Eswatini activists are getting ready for a court hearing on preliminary points in a case challenging US deportations to Eswatini. #notousdeportationplanestosadc Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h

Eswatini: “You say no urgency?” We say: “The Constitution demands action.” ⚖️ Uganda: “We’ve signed the deal.” We say: “Justice is not for sale.” Different countries, same fight: human rights over deportation deals. #NotInOurName #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h

The U.S. & Uganda just signed a deportation deal. Apparently, people are the new export commodity. 🔊 Newsflash: Human beings are not cargo! #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC @apnews.com apnews.com/article/ugan...

The U.S. is rolling out a whole new flight path: Secret flights to Eswatini. Deportation deals with Uganda. Looks like “DeportAir” is expanding its routes. But guess what? We are working on grounding them in court. @theguardian.com #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Not in our name.’ ✊🏾 SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social speaks with Duma FM on the US–Eswatini prisoner deal. Court hearing tomorrow 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓 22 August | ⏰ 9 am. Watch the interview 👉 youtu.be/zr8zz89uIZs

CSOs take legal action over US deportations to Eswatini. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC #Eswatini www.theafricareport.com/390325/eswat...

US deportations to Eswatini! The prisoner transfer deal heads to court. 📍 High Court Mbabane | 🗓 Friday, 22 Aug 2025 | ⏰ 9AM #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h

Yesterday, SALC’s Bradley Fortuin joined Gabz-FM in #Botswana to unpack hate speech and online violence and how the law can be used to push back and hold perpetrators accountable. Watch discussion: youtu.be/BuPsb3QGdCo

#USDeportations #Swaziland Calling someone “barbaric” isn’t analysis, it’s lazy noise. False narratives don’t build justice; they burn it down. Hearing is on Friday, 22 August 2025, High Court, Mbabane, 9 am. #NoToUSdeportationPlanesToSADC Find out more here: tinyurl.com/4464jn2h