AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEquality Court: South Africa’s Equality Court ruled that public figure Ngizwe Mchunu’s anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks amount to hate speech, harassment, and unlawful discrimination, backing claims brought by Lawyers for Human Rights and the SAHRC. Traditional Land Governance: Zimbabwe’s Plumtree magistrates’ court granted a chief and two village heads leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court over prosecutions tied to alleged illegal land allocations, raising questions about chiefs’ constitutional role. Impeachment Procedure: Philippines election lawyer Romulo Macalintal warned that debating the vote threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment at the pretrial stage could delay proceedings, stressing the constitutional rule is fixed. Judicial Independence: Israel’s High Court heard challenges to a 2025 Basic Law amendment reshaping the Judicial Selection Committee, with justices questioning whether it shifts appointments toward political control. Public Access to Justice: In India, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a fundamental right to walk safely on demarcated footpaths, citing soaring pedestrian deaths. Housing & Due Process: A U.S. DOJ probe targets Oregon’s Multnomah County homelessness screening tool, alleging priority points based on race, ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+ status may violate civil rights laws. Property & Accountability: In South Africa, a court order allows seizure of R470m from Mpumalanga’s housing department after a contractor alleged long underpayment against official RDP subsidy rates.
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