Just when you thought that the Patriotic Front government of President Michael Sata couldn’t be worse, his Vice President Guy Scott went out there and proved that yes, it can be worse. Scott’s now infamous interview with the Guardian in which he spewed hate speech toward the South African people will go down as one [...]
16 March 2013 – Following the passage of a motion in Zambia’s National Assembly to remove the immunity of the former President Rupiah Banda, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam describes the ruling party’s move as a “farce” that fails to pass the litmus test of legitimacy. “We are disappointed but not surprised by today’s events,” [...]
Following misleading statements by made by Zambia’s Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba in the Post newspaper claiming that the government had been cleared of rights violations by a Commonwealth inquiry, lawyer for the Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights (CDDR) Robert Amsterdam issued the following statement: It is wrong for Mr. Kabimba to so [...]
Recent calls by members of the ruling Patriotic Front government of Zambia and its cohorts to remove immunity of the former president are politically motivated and an example of selective justice, according to international lawyer Robert Amsterdam. Mr. Amsterdam, who serves as international counsel to His Excellency Former President Rupiah Banda, issued the following statement [...]
The following article was originally published in Zambian Watchdog. In every successful democracy, the role of a vibrant, independent media is crucially important, providing checks and balances, ensuring accountability of elected officials, and delivering a service to the public as the fourth estate. Society extends an enormous level of trust toward the owners, editors, and [...]
This letter from the offices of the Inspector-General of the Zambian Police completely refutes a bogus news story run in the pro-government Post Newspaper, owned and operated by the businessman Fred M’Membe. Mr. M’membe is a close ally of President Michael Sata, who has sought the removal of three judges who had ordered Mr. M’membe [...]
This evening Robert Amsterdam spoke with Crossfire Blog Radio on the situation of Henry Banda, political persecution by the government of Zambia, and taking questions from callers. Listen to internet radio with CrossFire Blog Radio on Blog Talk Radio
The following is an excerpt from an article entitled “Sata Stumbles” published by Africa Confidential: The row was on a small scale compared to the one that followed the deregistration of the MMD. Ostensibly, the Chief Registrar of Societies, Clement Andeleki, took the decision independently of the government on 14 March on the grounds that [...]