FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   NAIROBI, KENYA, 7 October 2020 Court case challenging the constitutional validity of Kenya’s Anti-FGM Act in court for final submissions On 8 October 2020, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) and Kenya Legal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LILONGWE, MALAWI – 13 August 2020 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Malawi High Court holds state liable for failure to investigate rape and sexual violence against women and girls in Msundwe, Mpingu and M’bwatalika areas of Lilongwe Emphasizing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 21 MAY 2020 Court case challenging the constitutional validity of Kenya’s Anti-FGM Act back in court At a time when the country has implemented several restrictions in response to COVID-19, girls are more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 21 MAY 2020 Mitu-Bell Welfare Society appeal case is fertile ground for the development of the right to remedy On 21 May 2020, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) represented by...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   NAIROBI, KENYA, 4 March 2020   On 5 March 2020, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (“ISLA”) and Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (“KELIN”) will return to court as...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 16 December 2019   On 17 December 2019, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (“ISLA”) and Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (“KELIN”) will return to court...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 4 December 2019   On 5 December 2019, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (“ISLA”) and Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (“KELIN”) will return to court...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 27 NOVEMBER 2019   On Friday 29 November 2019, the Supreme Court of Kenya will rule on ISLA’s amicus curiae application. The earlier Court ruled that once judgment is issued, a court...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 23 OCTOBER 2019   On 24 and 25 October 2019, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (“ISLA”) and Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (“KELIN”) will make...