In Episode 1 of Def Dem, unpacks how global health policies are framed and who gets left out. From one-sided agreements to the politics behind “protection,” what’s really at stake?
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🎙️ Episode 1 of Def Dem is out now!
What happens when your health data crosses borders without your knowledge? We unpack the America First global health strategy.
💬 “Like someone having your phone password… but globally.”
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Prisoners of freedom: Law, Legacy & resistance.
An Interactive Panel with Palestinian PhD Students.
Today’s conversation brought together powerful voices to reflect on the enduring legacies of repression, the realities of resistance, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
#freepalestinianprisoners
“When a powerful leader speaks, they offer a moral shield for the dogmatist and a legal roadmap for the policeman.”
SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social explores the impact of political rhetoric on rights and freedoms in Eswatini.
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Def Dem Podcast Series
Across the Global South, new health agreements raise urgent questions.
We unpack:
🔍 Data & digital health
⚖️ Oversight & accountability
📢 Public participation
💊 Global health policy
🌍 Gender & geopolitics
🎧 New episodes every Monday, 12PM CAT
Botswana may not have a specific hate speech law, but it does have legal protections.
The Penal Code criminalises racial and religious insults, the Cybercrime Act addresses online hate, & the Constitution protects everyone from discrimination.
Know your rights.
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SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social featured in the📰
Eswatini Observer
Reflecting on the World Happiness Report 2026, Melusi Simelane calls on the government to treat Eswatini’s low ranking in the report as a wake-up call to prioritise human development and accountability.
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23 March | Southern Africa Liberation Day ✊🏾
Liberation promised freedom, dignity, and democracy.
But today, the question remains: does that promise still live on, or has it been betrayed?
#SALCat20 #SouthernAfricaLiberationDay #Democracy #humanrights
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Join the office of the Ombudsman in Botswana, LEGABIBO, BLACK QUEER DOCX, and SALC for a legal empowerment webinar on how human rights defenders, activists, communities, and CSOs can file human rights violations, such as hate speech, with the Ombudsman in Botswana.
Register here: tr.ee/Fouq6c
In an article, SALC's Bradley Fortuin shared his thoughts on why religion, no matter how important it is in your private life, must never be used to determine constitutional rights. It is not up to religious fundamentalists to decide on same-sex marriages, but the Constitution.
READ: tr.ee/AFBiaM
In an interview with @dailymaverick.co.za's Victoria O’Regan, SALC's @atillakisla.bsky.social breaks down where things stand in South Africa's genocide case against Israel before the ICJ.
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SALC’s @melusisiboniso.bsky.social writes in Mail & Guardian on why data sovereignty is the new frontier of political independence.
As global powers increasingly weaponise technology and digital dependence, African states must strengthen legal frameworks and ensure citizens’ data is protected.
Appeal filed #Eswatini on the US-Eswatini Deportations.
We are requesting that the #SupremeCourt affirm that courts are accessible to citizens who present genuine public-interest challenges, especially when #Parliament has been denied the opportunity to exercise its constitutional oversight role.
In this part 2 of 2 video, we question why governments are being secretive about the bilateral health MOUs. Has your government willingly shared the MOU? #GlobalHealth #globalhealthfinancing
In this part 1 of 2 video, we look into what accountability, defending democracy and respecting the rule law in relation to the bilateral health MOUs. #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthFinancing
🎙️ Coming Soon: Defending Democracy
SALC is launching a new podcast series unpacking the controversial U.S. health MOUs signed across parts of Africa.
Through conversations, the series explores the intersection of global health, law, and democratic accountability.📅 Episodes dropping soon.
Join the Human Rights Commission, Transbantu, and SALC for a legal empowerment webinar on how human rights defenders, activists, communities, and CSOs can file human rights violations, such as hate speech, with the Human Rights Commission in Zambia.
Register here: tr.ee/zQKZXD
The constitutional crisis behind third- country removals! Read SALC's Anneke Meerkotter's article published by the Botswana Guardian.
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SALC continues to stand for equality.
Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
On International Women’s Day 2026, SALC joins women & girls worldwide calling for equal rights and equal justice.
Watch the global commemoration: 9 March, 9 a.m. (New York time) on UN Web TV.
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Join the Office of the Ombudsman, Positive Vibes, Y-Fem, The Young Feminists Movement Namibia, and SALC for a legal empowerment webinar on how human rights defenders, activists, communities, and CSOs can file human rights violations in Namibia
Zoom: register here: tr.ee/s764Ih
Join the Malawi Human Rights Commission, CHREAA, ARTGLO, and SALC for a legal empowerment webinar on how human rights defenders, activists, communities, and CSOs can file human rights violations.
Date: 11 March 2026, 11 am – 1230 pm
Zoom: register here: tr.ee/pvMrqM
This is a landmark test of digital rights, constitutional freedoms, and state power over online platforms in #Tanzania, with implications for the role of courts in protecting public participation in the digital era.
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Join the Eswatini Commission on Human Rights & Public Administration/Integrity, Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities, and SALC for a legal empowerment webinar on how HRDs, activists, communities, and CSOs can file human rights violations, such as hate speech.
Zoom: register here: tr.ee/x7Ho6s
SALC’s Bradley Fortuin, during an interview with YTV Botswana, highlighted the deep psychological and social impact of family rejection on LGBTIQ individuals.
He explained that family is meant to be a primary source of love, protection, and belonging.
See: tr.ee/yox241
Vagrancy laws have long been used to target street-connected children, sex workers, homeless people, and the poor.
From strategic litigation to community empowerment, the fight continues because changing the law means little if people don’t know their rights. #salcat20 youtu.be/pQXd7gnCWkE
Ghana will host the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty in May, a platform promoting anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
SALC’s previous reporting shows how the summit advances restrictions on sexual and reproductive health & rights.
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Today, on HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day, HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE warns of rising HIV criminalisation.
Recent arrests and mandatory HIV testing in Senegal show how criminal law is being used to punish — not protect.
Read, share, and support evidence-led advocacy: lnkd.in/exj5gQkM
When love becomes a crime, who is really being protected?
In Senegal, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced a bill that could double prison terms for same-sex relations, up to 10 years behind bars. Is this justice, or a crackdown on fundamental rights?
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“By denying the right to approach the courts, the constitutional right to challenge contentious executive decisions is in great jeopardy,” said SALC’s Executive Director, Anneke
When courts won’t hear the merits, who holds power accountable? @melusisiboniso.bsky.social
#NotInOurName #salcat20
When protection orders mean nothing and vulnerable people are sent back into harm’s way, it’s not immigration policy; it’s abandonment.
Human rights cannot stop at borders.
#ABCNews #NotInOurName
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