SADC PF urges parliamentary experts to guard against creeping anti-rights laws |24 August 2026

UNITY: (From left) David Omondi (Ipas), Munashe Tofa (SADC PF), Magdeline Madibela (moderator), SADC PF SG Boemo Sekgoma, Mary Wambui Kimemia (Ipas) and Timothy Banda (Ipas) in jovial mood at the end of the workshop (Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF)

SADC PF urges parliamentary experts to guard against creeping anti-rights laws

The secretary general of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called on parliamentary researchers and legal drafters across Southern Africa to become vigilant guardians of existing human rights.

She warned that attempts to erode rights are often subtle, hidden in legislative loopholes, silence, ambiguity and seemingly innocuous provisions.

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