Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:47:52 +0000 By Expendito Chipasha Chipalo In the days gone by, the fight for human rights epitomized the legal profession in Zambia. We nicknamed the late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa “Ichibumba” (the Wall); not The Great Wall of China or Donald Trump’s soon to be built Great Wall of America. Mwanawasa was the wall that stood between oppression and the people’s freedom. And there were many other lawyers who chose to pay the high price of principles by defending political prisoners and detainees at little or no cost. I recall the bravery of Peter Aniefield who tenaciously defended Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe and Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula. I recall the morality of Mundia Sikatana who refused to defend rich multinational corporations when they tried to rob Zambians of their employment and constitutional rights. He was defense counsel when I sued my former employers over my personal to holder car. We only had […]
