2 Sacked Women Soldiers Cry Foul
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
TWO former soldiers have described a military law that prohibits women
military personnel from either falling pregnant or getting married before
clocking two years in the Zambia Army as discriminatory.
HIV Positive Woman Cries Foul Over Divorce
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A Livingstone woman has bemoaned a decision by the local court to grant her
husband divorce despite her being HIV positive.
Suspected Murderer Gets Constitutional
Bail
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
THE Mongu High Court has granted a constitutional bail to a Mongu inmate who
was charged with murder but suffers from seizures and had not appeared
before the court since 2003.
Circumstantial Children Receives Donation
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
CIRCUMSTANCIAL children have received donations ranging from blankets, toys,
clothes, groceries and other necessities.
LRF Helps Solwezi Man Get Back Bicycle
By Monica Kunda
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Solwezi has helped a man get back
his bicycle which was grabbed from him by neighbourwood watch members.
Re-Arrested Suspect Complains
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
An inmate at Kamfinsa Prisons in Kitwe has accused police officers of
re-arresting him at a funeral house after he was released from the prison on
grounds of insufficient evidence.
Job Seeker Ends Up In Cells
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A 19-year-old man of Lundazi District in Eastern Province landed himself in
police custody for 18 days after he went to seek a job from a Zambian of
Asian origin.
'Ensure Inmates Appear Before Courts'
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) has observed that court prosecutors
have a habit of not ensuring that inmates appear before courts of law.
Man Spends 2 Years In Prison Without Trial
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A LUSAKA man has bemoaned that he has been in prison for two years without
trial.
The inmate, Michael Banda, 27, complained that from the time he was arrested
on June 12, 2005 for assault he had never appeared in court, a situation
which he said was frustrating and heartbreaking.
LRF Assist Widow Get Benefits
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Livingstone has assisted a widow
obtain benefits from her late husband's estate after earlier being denied by
her in-laws.
Seven Inmates Behind Bar For Helping
Friend
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
SEVEN inmates at Kamfinsa Prisons in Kitwe have appealed to the Legal
Resources Foundation (LRF) to assist them come out of prison.
LRF Urges Cops to Be Professional
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
Livingstone Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) paralegal Patricia Phiri has
urged police officers to be professional in their duties.
Follow Correct Procedure When Dealing With
Sick Employees - LRF
By Monica Kunda
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Lusaka has reminded employers that
it is unlawful to terminate contracts of workers who go on sick leave.
Chongwe Woman Cries Foul
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A woman of Mwachifumo village in Chongwe district has complained about how
the Unda Unda Local Court is punishing her for her son's crime.
LRF Helps L/Stone Man Grasp Contract Terms
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Livingstone has helped an employee
understand the terms of a verbal contract he had entered into with his
former employers.
LRF Settles Estate Dispute
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A Livingstone family has been assisted settle a dispute that occurred after
an administrator misadministered the estate.
'I Was Denied Access To ARV's By Cops'
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A woman of Kamanga compound in Lusaka has alleged that she was unlawfully
detained and denied access to Anti Retro Viral (ARVs) drugs after a
difference with the Criminal Investigations Officer (CIO).
Woman Asks LRF To Sue Nurse for Delivering
In Public
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A WOMAN of Lusaka's Chawama township has asked the Legal Resources
Foundation (LRF) to help her sue a nurse at Chawama Clinic for humiliating
behaviour after she gave birth on the street.
Ex-Guard Demands Leave Pay From Luapula
Anglican Diocese
By Monica Kunda
The Anglican Diocese of Luapula has been accused of firing an employee
without paying him his leave dayspay.
My Case Has Taken Too Long-Suspected
Defiler
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A 38-year-old inmate charged with defilement at Lusaka's Kamwala Prison has
appealed to the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) to assist him get trial
because his constitutional right is being infringed upon.
LRF Bemoans High Number Of Defilement
Cases in Chilubula
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) has bemoaned the high number of
defilement cases in Chilubula in Northern Province which in most cases ended
up in pregnancies.
My Marriage Has Been Hell, Cries Mumbwa
Teacher
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
I HAVE endured gender-based violence from my husband for the past 29 years,
a 50-year-old headteacher in Mumbwa has revealed.
Grandmother Accused of Grabbing Daughter's
House
By Monica Kunda
The administrator of a woman who died in 1995 in Matero has been accused of
grabbing a house from the children that was left by their parents.
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