December 3

• Zambia: High Court Case On Rights of HIV+ Prisoners

  Just two days after World AIDS Day, the Zambia High Court is hearing argument in a case that could set a precedent for the rights of HIV positive prisoners in Zambia - and across... Read more »

November 30

• Africa: Five Years of Dramatic Change in Africa [analysis]

  As the rights revolution unfolded in Africa over the past two decades, one area in particular lagged behind: the right to information. Just five years ago, only four African... Read more »

• South Africa: Marital Rape in South Africa [analysis]

  South Africa currently holds the title of rape capital of the world with headlines stating that "a woman is raped every 17 seconds," (Solidarity Helping Hand Women in Action,... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Osisa Partners Events During 16 Days of Activism [analysis]

  The annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is underway around the world. Running from November 25th - December 10th, the campaign highlights the appalling high rates of... Read more »

November 29

• Zimbabwe: Another Stalemate in Zimbabwe? [analysis]

  Four years after the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) facilitated by SADC in Zimbabwe, the outcome of the process remains fiercely contested and in the balance. The... Read more »

November 28

• Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Minerals Not Fueling M23 Rebellion [analysis]

  The capture of Goma by M23 rebel forces is the latest demonstration of the ineffectiveness of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its army (the FARDC).... Read more »

November 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: Governance Reforms Key to Lasting DRC Peace [analysis]

  As usual, a 'peace plan' for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been negotiated by regional leaders behind closed doors - without any real input from Congolese... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Court Asked to Rule on Regional Tribunal

  In a landmark legal request, the African Court on Human and People's Rights has been asked to use its advisory powers to determine whether the suspension of the Southern African... Read more »

November 26

• South Africa: Classifying 'Corrective' Rape As a Hate Crime [analysis]

  South Africa has proven to be one of the most progressive countries on the African continent in terms of observing tolerance and people's rights, especially the rights of minority... Read more »

November 23

• Mozambique: Thousands Held Illegally in Mozambique Prisons

  Thousands of people are being held in Mozambique's prisons despite not having been found guilty of a crime, says a new report from Amnesty International, which exposes how many... Read more »

• Southern Africa: African Commission to Hear SADC Tribunal Case

  The fight to save the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal is far from over. Indeed, the campaign to resurrect the regional court has just received a major boost... Read more »

November 22

• Congo-Kinshasa: NGOs Call for African Union-UN Mediator [analysis]

  The conflict in eastern Congo between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group is crippling the Great Lakes Region, and is... Read more »

November 20

• Zimbabwe: Playing Politics With Military History [analysis]

  As Zimbabwe heads towards elections in 2013, ZANU-PF is once again looking to the country's highly partisan securocrats to dash the people's democratic desires and keep the party -... Read more »

November 13

• Kenya: Gold Medal in Galway

  In 2005, while I was studying for my law degree, I started learning Kenyan Sign language - just for fun. At that time, I knew little about human rights as they apply to people with... Read more »

November 12

• Southern Africa: Lancet Urges Action On Cervical Cancer [analysis]

  The campaign for governments in southern Africa to focus more attention on cervical cancer has received a major boost - with the publication of an editorial in the influential... Read more »

November 8

• Botswana: Laying Down the Law On Women's Rights [analysis]

  Four elderly sisters got to breathe a sigh of relief in Botswana in October. Due to a bombshell judgment from the Botswana High Court, they were able to stave off an eviction from... Read more »

November 3

• Zambia: Is This the End of Zambia's Public Order Act? [analysis]

  The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has finally had enough. Having watched as the 1-year-old Patriotic Front government resorted time and time again to the repressive powers of the... Read more »

October 31

• Southern Africa: Preventing Deaths From Cervical Cancer [analysis]

  Governments in southern Africa must implement comprehensive policies on cervical cancer in order to substantially reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer, which is now the... Read more »

• Angola: Debating the Oil Industry in Cabinda [opinion]

  It is no secret that the oil industry in Angola is shrouded in secrecy. Very few people have any idea about how much is oil produced and how much revenue flows to the Angolan state... Read more »

October 30

• Rwanda: Blood Stains Rwanda's Seat in the UN [analysis]

  Rwanda is a darling of donors, including the European Union. Its roads are being paved, poverty is being fought valiantly and child mortality is declining. All in all, it is a good... Read more »

October 29

• Congo-Kinshasa: Attempted Murder of DRC Healer and Hero

  There has been an international outcry at last week's attempted assassination of Dr Denis Mukwege at his home in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A world-renowned... Read more »

• South Africa: Rwandan General Should Lose Refugee Status [analysis]

  In a landmark case beginning in the South African High Court tomorrow, the Consortium for Refugees and Migrant Rights in South Africa (CoRMSA) will argue that the former Rwandan... Read more »

October 28

• Mozambique: Major Step Towards Greater Mining Transparency [analysis]

  Mozambicans should soon know much more about their secretive - and highly lucrative - gas and coal industries after the country was declared to be compliant with the Extractive... Read more »

October 26

• Zambia: Boost for the Environment in Zambia

  The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved the construction of the US$450 million second acid plant by Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) Plc in Mufulira as part of its... Read more »

October 24

• Zimbabwe: Constitutionally Ceremonial Success [analysis]

  Fears that the 2nd All Stakeholders Conference on Zimbabwe's draft constitution from October 21-23 would be marred by violence and disruptive tactics fortunately proved to be false... Read more »