Number 70                                                             January 2004

Prisoners Live In Deplorable Conditions

By Monica Kunda

The Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) has advised prison warders in the country to treat the prisoners well because they are also human beings with a right to life.

 

LRF Secures Release of Tortured Robbery Suspect

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A man has requested the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Livingstone to help him sue two police officers and the state for brutality.

 

Kabwe Residents Threaten To Lynch DEC officer

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

Residents of Katondo Township in Kabwe recently apprehended a Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officer whom they alleged implicated innocent persons in drug trafficking after planting drugs at their homes.

 

Employers Implored to Respect workers

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Lusaka Woman has urged employers in Zambia to respect workers and not to take advantage of them.

 

Ex-policeman Wants Benefits From Colonial Govt

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

An 85-year-old ex-policeman of Kabwe claims he has not been paid his full terminal benefits by the Northern Rhodesian Government.

 

Nkolemfumu Train Accident Victim Cannot Claim Damages

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A villager from the Nkolemfumu area in Kasama, whom three employees of the Tanzania Zambia Railways (TAZARA) allegedly threw out of a moving train 11 years ago, cannot sue for compensation due to the lapse of time.

 

Chief Accused of Attempting to Derail Court CaseBy Monica Kunda

A chief in Luapula Province has been accused of interfering with the jurisdiction of the local court in his area.

 

Lundazi Council Cited for Illegal Demolition of Property

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Lundazi resident is unhappy with the area district council for demolishing his servant's quarter without giving him prior notice.

 

 

Nigerian PIs Bailed Out

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

The Nigerian Embassy in Lusaka has come to the rescue of its nationals who were arrested and detained at the Lusaka Central and Kamwala State Prisons for various immigration offences.

 

 

Mansa Resident Complains of “Unprofessional” Treatment by Court

By Monica Kunda

A Mansa resident has allegedly that officials at the Kalasa Lukangaba Local Court were unprofessional in dealing with his case.

 

“Thirteenth Wife” Wants To Divorce

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Kasama housewife wants to divorce the husband because he allegedly lying to her.

Brenda Kabwe, of Kasama, told Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) Paralegal Deogracious Mutale that her husband duped her into becoming his 13th wife after allegedly lying that he was divorced.

 

Police Revoke Suspect's Bond for Refusing Witchcraft

By Monica Kunda

A named police officer at the Green Market Police Post in Mongu reportedly revoked the bond for suspects for refusing to consult a witchdoctor over his case.

 

Kasama Guard Sacked Over Illness!

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Kasama resident has alleged that a security company terminated his employment when he fell sick and was admitted to hospital.

 

Immigrations Commended

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

The Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) says it is impressed with the work being done by the Immigrations Department in alleviating the problems of detained prohibited immigrants.

 

Prospective Trainee Teachers Plan to Sue College

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

Two prospective students at the Kasama Teachers Training College have requested the Legal resources Foundation (LRF) at Kasama to assist them sue the college for breach of contract.

 

Abandoned Housewife Seek LRF Help

By Monica Kunda

A woman in Mongu has complained to the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) that her husband, forced her to stop work and join him in Mongu, but later abandoned her for another woman.

 

Refugees Repatriated After LRF's Intervention

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

Five refugees from Maheba, arrested by the Immigration Department in Lusaka for being in possession of expired gate passes, have been relocated to the refugee camp.

 

Referendum A Must In Constitutional Review - Lawyer

By Madube Pasi Siyauya

Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) lawyer Abraham Mwansa has said that a referendum should be used in adopting the new Zambian Constitution.