Author: Martin Akuma
The judiciary held a special ceremonial sitting for the late Justice Laurie Ackermann on 22 November 2024. The sitting was held at the Constitutional Court and was attended by his family, members of the judiciary, the legal profession and family friends. Acting Deputy Chief Justice, Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga said he first took notice of the late Justice Ackermann when he resigned from his judgeship because his conscious could no longer allow him to continue applying Apartheid laws, this was in 1987. Justice Madlanga added that he remembers being struck by Justice Ackermann’s resignation because within the South African judiciary there…
Posted: 11 March, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Zororai Nkomo | Tags: abuse of power, child trafficking, Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, desperate jobseekers, emotionally vulnerable, fraud, human trafficking, Palermo Protocol, profit, sexual exploitation, use of force, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe’s Trafficking in Persons Act | Author: Zororai NkomoAfrican Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Introduction In 2014 Zimbabwe domesticated the United Nations (UN) protocol that aims to prevent, suppress, and punish human trafficking, especially of women and children – the Palermo Protocol, through the promulgation and subsequent enactment of the Trafficking in Persons…
Ben Allgrove is a Partner and Chief Innovation Officer at Baker Mckenzie’s IP, Data and Technology team based in London. De Rebus had a one on one with Ben Allgrove, who is a Partner in Baker Mckenzie’s IP, Data and Technology team based in London. His role at the firm is also that of Chief Innovation Officer, responsible for advising management on strategy when it comes to not only technology, but also on how the legal industry is going to change, and how and what clients’ wants and needs outside law firms are going to change, and what the strategy…
The Legal Practitioners Development Fund (LPDF) is looking for legal practitioners who would like to be mentors to its beneficiaries. In a bid to support and develop its beneficiaries, the LPDF will be introducing the Mentorship Programme as a new added benefit to beneficiaries of its grant. According to the organisation, the ‘Mentor-Mentee’ programme is aimed at empowering new and up-coming legal practitioners with holistic and requisite business skills in order to maximise their areas of practice. The Mentor-Mentee programme was proposed at the LPDF Annual General Meeting that was held in Gqeberha on 19 October 2024. Young legal practitioners…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Mr Godswill Akpabio to “immediately rescind the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her constitutionally and internationally recognized right to freedom of expression.” SERAP said, “The Senate should immediately reinstate Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, and revise parliamentary procedures that unduly restrict senators’ human rights.” The Senate last week suspended Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, after she reportedly ‘spoke without permission’ and ‘refused her new seat in the upper legislative chamber.’ Her salary…
On International Women’s Day, the Taliban issued a statement claiming their dedication to safeguarding the rights of Afghan women, despite ongoing international criticism of their policies. Chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account, asserting that the “Islamic Emirate” takes full responsibility for ensuring the rights of Afghan women. While he did not directly reference International Women’s Day, Mujahid emphasized that the dignity, honor, and legal rights of women remain a priority for the Taliban government. He further claimed that Afghan women “live in security, both physically and psychologically,” and that their “fundamental rights,” including autonomy…
Posted: 4 March, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Saniamu Ngeywa | Tags: abductions, art, cartoonists, cartoons, democracy, freedom of expression, governmental persecution, increased taxes, Kenya, lawless treatment, print media, rights of all to receive information, tools for creatively, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, violence | Author: Saniamu NgeywaLLM, University of Groningen, Netherlands No Laughing Matter Retrogressive times and events have taken Kenya back to an all-too-familiar phase, rendering citizens, funny guys, dissidents, and rights defenders shivering. Social media enthusiasts banter that political positions should have an undisputed requirement that the applicant must be able to take a joke,…
Posted: 2 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Akot Makur Chuot, Yeabsira Teferi | Tags: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), basic human right, Child Act, child marriage, contraceptives, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), customary courts, gender-based violence, girl-child, girl-child’s right to health, Harmful practices, international human rights law, international instruments, lack of knowledge, legal obligation, Maputo Protocol, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women’s Rights in Africa, right to health, right to life, sexual and reproductive rights, South Sudan, Transitional Constitution of the Republic…
Posted: 9 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Mary Izobo | Tags: accountability, African Union, African Union Transitional Justice Policy, capacity-building workshop, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, contested elections, CSVR, cultural heritage, fragile governance, governance challenges, healing, holistic policy framework, justice, Kingdom in the Sky, mental health, military coups, political crises, political instability, psychosocial support, reconciliation, stability, under-resourced | Author: Mary Izobo Advocacy Manager, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Introduction Lesotho, a small mountainous nation nestled in the heart of Southern Africa, stands at a pivotal moment as it charts its path…
Posted: 16 January, 2025 | Author: AfricLaw | Filed under: Lesego Sekhu, Namatirayi Ngwasha | Tags: conflict-related sexual violence, gender-based violence, human rights violations, humanitarian crises, intimate partner violence, IPV, militia, Palestine, peacebuilding efforts, post-conflict IPV, rebels, sexual violence, soldiers, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Transitional Justice, Uganda, Ukraine | Author: Lesego Sekhu Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Given the severity of conflict-related sexual violence during intra-state and inter-state conflicts in the last decade, transitional justice and peacebuilding efforts have directed resources to investigating this form of…