Deadline: 31 July 2015
The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is holding a MLDI litigation workshop on the right to freedom of expression for lawyers working in Botswana, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The workshop, to be held in Johannesburg on 16, 17 and 18 September 2015, is designed to assist lawyers who are currently working on issues involving infringements and limitations of expression, or who have potential cases in this area.
Objectives:
- To identify cases on the right to freedom of expression that could be pursued before domestic courts in southern Africa and/or African fora;
- To equip lawyers with the necessary skills and knowledge regarding the right to freedom of expression, litigation strategies, and the available African human rights mechanisms.
About
MLDI provides legal support to journalists, bloggers and independent media worldwide to enable them to continue with their reporting. SALC is a regional legal organisation which provides technical and financial support to lawyers working in human rights law in southern Africa.
All applicants must complete the application form and submit it, along with the case summaries via email by the deadline.
For more information, visit this link.
