LRF Wins Man K40 Million For Wrongful
Detention
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Kitwe
THE Kitwe High Court has awarded K40 million as compensation to a man of
Solwezi who was unlawfully detained at Maheba camp police post on charges of
murder.
Hundreds of Chipata Villagers Evicted
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Chipata
THE Chipata High Court has ordered the eviction of hundreds of villagers
occupying Farm D115 situated on the Lundazi Road in Chief Kapatamoyo's area
in Chipata.
Kasama Woman Walks To Freedom
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Kasama has assisted a woman be
released from Mpika Prison after setting the records straight.
LRF Warn Families Not To Employ Minors As
Maids
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
FAMILIES employing minors as maids could face legal sanctions the Legal
Resources Foundation (LRF) which is irritated that children's rights are
being violated in this way has warned.
Mother Seeks LRF Help To Prosecute Daughter's
Defiler
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A MOTHER in Chama has appealed to the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) to
represent her in court over a case in which her daughter was defiled but the
lower court acquitted the defiler despite the overwhelming evidence
available.
Convict Swaps jail For Market
By LRF Staff in Mongu
CONCERNED citizens in Mongu are worried that a convict who was supposed to
be in prison was found at the market.
Boiled Cassava Lands Man Into Prison
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A POLICE officer at Katete Stores Police Post is alleged to have sent a
Katete villager to prison after he was found with boiled cassava suspected
to have been stolen from another man's field.
Court Grants Second Wife Share To Late
Husband's Estate
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Kitwe
THE Ndola High Court has quashed a decision of the lower court that denied a
second wife her share of estate of her deceased husband.
LRF Makes Habeas Corpus Application To
Release 3 Suspects Held Without Trial For 2 Years
By Monica Kunda
THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in Mansa has applied for a Habeas
Corpus requesting the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to release three
people who have been in prison for two years without charge. The application
was made on June 29 2007.
Murder Suspects Remanded Over One year
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
TWO residents of Batoka remanded at Choma Remand Prison since July 2006 have
only appeared in court once a year after their arrest.
Missing Baby's Mother Accuses Hospital And
Police For Negligence
By Monica Kunda
The mother to a premature baby who went missing from the incubator at Mansa
general hospital has accused the hospital and the police for negligence.
Zamtel Employee Seeks Compensation For
Unlawful Detention
By Perpetual Suichikwenkwe
LEGAL Resources Chambers (LRC) Chipata supervising lawyer has said the
detention of a Chipata Zamtel driver without charging him is a great
derogation of his right to freedom of movement.
Heavy Prison Congestion In Zambia Is a
Violation of Rights-Jakobsen
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
CONGESTION in Zambian prisons is so heavy that it has been described as a
violation of human rights of detainees who spend 24 hours a day under those
conditions, First Secretary at the Denmark Embassy in Lusaka, Majbrit Holm
Jakobsen observed.
Local Court Sends Cop To Prison For Contempt
By Monica Kunda
A local court in Mongu has sent a police officer to prison for 14 days for
contempt of court.
Mansa Residents Want Intestate Succession Act
Amended
By Monica Kunda
RESIDENTS of Mansa have lobbied Government and law makers to change the
Intestate Succession Act describing it as favouring widows and the deceased
children to the disadvantage of parents of the deceased.
Court Orders Administrator To Account For
Estate
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Kitwe
THE Kitwe High Court has ordered the administrator of an estate in Kitwe to
account for terminal benefits of his relative whose estate he managed on
behalf of the beneficiaries he unfortunately has not availed their
entitlements.
Sons Complain Of Unfair Treatment From Mum
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe
A 41-year old man and his siblings have complained of unfair treatment from
their mother saying she is biased in her dealings especially when it comes
to sharing property.
Squatting Teachers “Evict” Landlord
By Monica Kunda
TWO teachers at Namushande High School in Western Province are alleged to
have refused to vacate a rented house belonging to a former employee of the
Ministry of Works and Supply.
LRF Intervenes To Get Casual Workers Dues
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
EIGHT casual Road Works employees have been paid their K7million outstanding
dues after the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) intervened in the matter.
Man Detained Indefinitely For Contempt
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A MAN of Mishishi Camp in Chinsali has been detained indefinitely at
Chinsali prison for contempt of court.
Cop Seeks LRF Help Over Unwanted Life
Assurance Deductions
By Madube Pasi Siyauya
A Po1ice officer in Kasama has asked the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF)
office in Kasama to assist him in a matter in which African Life Assurance
is deducting money from his salary for a policy he did not sign for.
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