Lusaka Family seek Justice Over man's death
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A Lusaka family is seeking justice after their son Edmond Goba was allegedly
tortured to death by police officers last year.
HIV Positive Woman To Sue UNZA For
Discrimination
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A Kasama HIV positive woman has asked the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF)
in the area to assist her take legal action against the University of Zambia
(UNZA) for discriminating against her due to her HIV/AIDS status.
Strike Confusion Lands Pregnant Woman In
Prison
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A 39-year-old pregnant housewife has complained of unfair treatment by court
officials who allegedly sent her to prison after she went to court to find
out whether the strike by judicial workers was over and her brother could
appear in court.
CCJDP Trains Village Paralegals To Reduce On
Injustices In Villages
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
THE Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace (CCJDP) in
Chipata Diocese has said injustices faced by farmers in villages forced the
organisation to train village paralegals to help the farmers with legal
matters .
Chipata NGOs Forum Makes Headway
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Chipata
Eastern Province non-government organisations (NGOs) forum chairperson
Emmanuel Musonda has said the forum is achieving positive results on various
national issues that affect citizens since it was formed in 2003.
PRISCCA Donates Isolated Items To Three
Babies In Prison
By Monica Kunda
Prisons Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) has donated isolated items
to three babies whose parents are incarcerated at Mongu Prison.
Kasama Cop Sued for Assault
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A police officer of Kasama Central Police has been sued by a resident for
damages for false imprisonment, battery and assault.
Petauke Boy, 16, Axes Girlfriend To Death
Katete
By Perpetual Schikwenkwe
I AXED my girlfriend to death because we agreed when we started our
relationship that whoever disappoints the other should be killed, a
16-year-old Petauke juvenile has disclosed.
Acquited Man Demands Goods Worthy K35 million
From DEC
By Monica Kunda
A MAN of Nchelenge in Luapula Province has appealed to the Legal Resources
Foundation to help him retrieve property worthy K35 million from the Drug
Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers in the area.
Kabwe Judge Jails Kafue Man Five Years
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
THE Kabwe High Court has sentenced a Kafue man to five years imprisonment
after waiting for five years for his judgment.
Mongu Cop Accused Of Stealing Complainant's
Mattress
By Monica Kunda
A police officer of Mongu Central Police Station has been accused of
stealing a mattress from a complainant's house.
Mtendere man In Shock
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A MAN of Lusaka's Mtendere Township is seeking to sue his fiancée for
compensation for willful exposure to HIV/AIDS infection.
Man Claims Compensation After Losing Hand In
Hammer Mill Operation
By Monica Kunda
A hammer mill operator in Kaoma, Western Province has claimed that he lost
his hand when the person that contracted him to repair it allegedly switched
it on as he was working on it.
Inmate Cries Foul Over Sentence
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Chipata
An inmate detained at Chipata's Namuseche Prison in Eastern Province has
complained that it is not fair for him to be sent to prison on allegations
of rape when he was actually robbed of his money.
Man Assaulted By Cop Wins Compensation Case
By Monica Kunda
A Lusaka man who was brutally tortured by a police officer of Kanele Police
Post in Lusaka has won the case in which he sued the police officer for
compensation.
Drug Abuse Among Chipata Youths Worries
Social Welfare
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A senior probation officer in the Ministry of Community Development and
Social Welfare in Chipata has said drug abuse among teenagers is becoming a
source of worry.
LRF Helps Woman With Memory Lapses Get Bail
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A Lusaka woman has won back her freedom after the Legal Resources Chambers
appealed for her bail application in the Lusaka High Court.
My Case Could Not Proceed Because My
Co-Accused Has Disappeared
By Monica Kunda
A remandee at Mongu State Prison has complained to the Legal Resources
Foundation (LRF) that his case could not proceed because his co-accused has
disappeared.
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