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‘Moreover, even if there are allegations of discrimination, it is our view that these do not meet the threshold of persecution required under domestic and international refugee law.’ 

SA International Relations spokesperson Chrispin Phiri on the SA Government's opposition to Afrikaners being referred to as 'refugees' by the US Government

‘Justice undermined by corruption is a direct threat to democracy.’

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, urging the country’s judges to fight graft

‘This conference is part of decades-long activities of US Christian right organisations in the region. The fact that it features high-profile government speakers shows that they are gaining influence and power and this is even more concerning, particularly in light of the damaging funding cuts.’

Dr Haley McEwan, a research associate at the University of Witwatersrand’s Centre for Diversity Studies in South Africa following alarm about two African anti-rights conferences

‘Bringing illegally detained, brutalised and tortured suspects before the courts of law is an abuse of judicial processes.’ 

Uganda's Justice Minister Norbert Mao, following the appearance of activist Eddie Mutwe in court ‘in a visibly weak condition and showing signs of having been tortured’

It’s an approach aimed at reducing backlogs at the Supreme Court and also geared at fostering peaceful resolution of the cases between the litigants.’

Uganda’s registrar of the Supreme Court, Elizabeth Akullo Ogwal, on the introduction of mediation