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JIA Newsletter #27/2021 – 7 August 2021

JIA Newsletter #27/2021 – 7 August 2021 10 August 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Action newsletter – Uganda prepares for new law on ‘human sacrifice’: here’s what a case of ‘human sacrifice’ looks like – Major new development for law and rights related to African refugees, migrants – Courts consider litigation by […]

JIA Newsletter #28/2021 – 14 August 2021

JIA Newsletter #28/2021 – 14 August 2021 14 August 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Action Newsletter – From the team of Justice in Africa – Justice for Memory – Strong human rights judgment for prisoners in Lesotho Click here

JIA Newsletter #29/2021 – 21 August 2021

JIA Newsletter #29/2021 – 21 August 2021 21 August 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Africa newsletter – Newly ‘perfected’ death penalty decision shows all is far from perfect on Malawi’s apex court – SADC loses appeal over unlawfully terminated contract with top tribunal official – Ugandan court guts anti-porn laws women say […]

JIA Newsletter #30/2021 – 28 August 2021

JIA Newsletter #30/2021 – 28 August 2021 28 August 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Africa newsletter – Test of judicial impartiality, independence, for Eswatini judges  – Case built on ‘a lie’ by investigators, prosecutors ‘gone rogue’ – judge clears former Botswana intelligence agent of charges Click here

JIA Newsletter #31/2021 – 4 September 2021

JIA Newsletter #31/2021 – 4 September 2021 4 September 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Africa Newsletter  – From the team of Justice in Africa – Uganda’s ‘forest people’ win judgment over land dispossession for gorilla parks – Apologising for delay, Sierra Leone’s highest court says appeal ‘beggars belief’ because based on ‘unsigned […]

JIA Newsletter #32/2021 – 11 September 2021

JIA Newsletter #32/2021 – 11 September 2021 11 September 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Africa Newsletter – Namibia’s apex court ‘seriously censures’ police officers for malicious arrest and acting as though ‘beyond any level of accountability’ – Uganda’s anti-corruption court sentences international gold scammers Click here

JIA Newsletter #33/2021 – 18 September 2021

JIA Newsletter No.33/2021 – 18 September 2021 18 September 2021 In this edition of the Justice in Action Newsletter Not all a bed of roses in Kenya’s flower export industry Election case thrown out over advocate’s expired practice certificate Click here

Hon. Luke Malaba

Hon. Luke Malaba Chief Justice of Zimbabwe His Lordship has held letters of law for 42 year,  practiced law for 32 years and has been a registered legal practitioner for 23 years. He has been a judicial officer for 39 years and has risen through the ranks from being a Prosecutor (1981- 1984), a Magistrate […]

Hon. Dr. Mumba Malila, SC

Hon. Dr. Mumba Malila, SC Chief Justice of Zambia Justice Dr. Mumba Malila is the Chief Justice of the Republic of Zambia. He was appointed on 22nd December 2021. Prior to his appointment he served as a Supreme Court Judge since 2014. He was admitted to practice as a lawyer in Zambia in 1989 and took […]

Hon. Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo

Hon. Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo Chief Justice of Uganda His Lordship holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University and a Diploma in legal practice awarded by the Law Development Centre of Kampala. He played a critical role as legal counsel in the peace talks between the Uganda People’s Democratic Movement and the Government of Uganda, […]