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Postponed. But the question remains.
The High Court of Lesotho has postponed the Seinoli Trust v LHDA hearing to 17 November 2026, after the LHDA submitted its arguments on the hearing day.
While the hearing can be delayed, the right to know cannot. tinyurl.com/yc5tvpvp
Today, the High Court of Lesotho hears @SeinoliLegal v LHDA.
At the heart of the case is a simple question: can communities know whether a 40-year-old promise to protect their livelihoods was kept if they cannot access the data?
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“Our grazing lands are gone. Our water is not clean. We are being relocated.”
The community members share the lived reality of communities affected by the Lesotho Water Project.
Today, the courts will hear a challenge to LHDA’s refusal to release data: tinyurl.com/yc5tvpvp
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In 1986, families displaced for Lesotho’s dams were promised they would not be worse off. In March 2023, @SeinoliLegal requested records to verify this, but the LHDA refused.
Without knowing past living conditions, assessing the current situation is impossible.
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Tokelo ea ho tseba. The right to know.
Forty years after the treaty was signed, affected communities still deserve answers: were their livelihoods maintained, and where is the evidence?
Read more: tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
#ShowTheBaseline #TokeloEaHoTseba
@SeinoliLegal
The timeline from the 1986 Treaty to the High Court of Lesotho highlights promises, requests, and concerns for affected communities. The key question remains: where is the baseline to determine if affected families were left no worse off?
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Almost 40 years after the treaty was signed, Phase I compensation is still owed.
The LHDA says its compensation record is sound. If so, the data should show it. Affected communities want one thing: the baseline and a measure against it. @SeinoliLegal
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780 million cubic meters of water flow from Lesotho to SA each year. But have affected communities’ standards of living been maintained?
Tomorrow, the High Court of Lesotho hears @SeinoliLegal v LHDA.
tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
#ShowTheBaseline #TokeloEaHoTseba
40 years after the treaty was signed, one question remains: have affected communities been left worse off?
Tomorrow, the Courts will hear @SeinoliLegal v LHDA
The people a dam was meant to protect should be able to see whether it did.
#ShowTheBaseline #TokeloEaHoTseba
Last week, Botswana’s High Court concluded hearings in the marriage equality case supported by @legabiboadvo and SALC. Marriage equality is about dignity, equality, and equal rights for all. #MarriageEqualityBW #LoratoKeLorato
The water flows.
But communities paid the price.
Land lost. Livelihoods affected.
They were promised they would not be worse off.
@SeinoliLegal v LHDA - 27 October 2026 - High Court of Lesotho. #ShowTheBaseline #TokeloEaHoTseba
tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
THE COST OF CLEAN WATER
Every day, Gauteng benefits from water transferred from Lesotho.
But communities affected by the project still seek information that could help determine whether the 1986 LHWP Treaty kept its promise.
tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
Families affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project were promised they would be no worse off. But can that promise be tested if key records remain hidden?
tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
Last week, SALC joined the Botswana community on Day 1 of the marriage equality case, supporting @legabiboadvo as the 3rd Applicant. The case is about equality, dignity, and the right to marry the person you love. Read more: tinyurl.com/2kf4ehet
#MarriageEqualityBW
You can’t keep a promise if you don’t know where people started.
Without baseline data, how can we know whether dam-affected communities are truly better off?
On 27 October, the High Court of Lesotho will hear whether this information is accessible.
tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
In 1986, Lesotho and South Africa made a promise: people affected by the dams built under the Lesotho Highlands Water Project would not be left worse off.
Their standard of living was to be maintained at a level “not inferior” to what it was before.
Read: tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb
In 2023, @SeinoliLegal requested baseline data and compensation records related to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The LHDA refused access. The court will now decide whether this information may be accessed.
Read: tinyurl.com/jrk9yxb4
#ShowTheBaseline #TokeloEaHoTseba
🎉 40 years of the #AfricanCharter.
From civic space and equality to environmental justice and digital rights, the Charter continues to shape human rights struggles across Africa. @achpr_cadhp
#AfricanCharter40 #HumanRights #SALCat20 #Africa #JusticeForAll
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1/ Forty years ago the #AfricanCharter entered into force. This week I delivered @Follow_SALC's statement to the @achpr_cadhp in Dakar.
The argument: a decade of progress is being undone in three steps. The State watches. Then it rewrites the law. Then it charges.
As Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, famine threatens Darfur and Kordofan, while communal violence continues across the region. A powerful appeal urges African leaders to protect human rights and renew efforts toward lasting peace.
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