Some Malawi activists pen ICC over HRDC, opposition ‘crimes against humanity’

Some rights activists say they have reported the opposition and Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

Unandi (left) and Mvula:Pen ICC

The letter requests the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, UTM president Saulos Chilima and HRDC officials Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence with crimes against humanity.

“We write this letter to you to inform the ICC and the rest of the world that acts of violence and direct and indirect rights abuses are escalating in Malawi in a guise of exercising human rights,” says the letter in part.

The letter blames Chakwera, Chilima, Mtambo and Trapence for violence during the anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations.

The letter has been signed by Fryson Chozi, Unandi Banda, Luther Mambala, Ms. Carol Mvalo, Peter Mumba, Emily Banda, Bright Kampaundi, Phillip Kamangira, Kulimbamtima Chiotcha, Mervin Nqumayo and Moses Chione.

Some Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to condemn and bash the prights activists accusing them of being on the government ‘pay roll’ which they have dismissed. 

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Mbava
Mbava
4 years ago

First on the list of crimes against humanity is the First Lady and Judith Chimulirenji blowing Mk80M onashopping spree to UK while mothers and children are dying in Malawi hospitals due to lack of the basic necessities………….how about that ??? Mwatiyamba dala

Joni's kadijose
Joni's kadijose
4 years ago

All nonsense.who caused all this should be the one to be reported .ansah and muthalika.civil servants are not paid because muthalika used billions to bribe ansah to rig votes ,so stop the nonsense

Njolo mpilu
Njolo mpilu
4 years ago

k60 million ku njoyo

Wisdom
Wisdom
4 years ago

Desperate times call for desperate measures. This is a sign that DPP is very scared of what the Malawi public is doing. Look at all the measures most of which really look desperate and not well thought through. Malawians have really put the DPP government on a back foot. It is unprecedented to see how desperate they are acting to silence Malawians. It is also interesting to see how much Malawians have learnt to fight for their freedom. This is the birth of a new Malawi.

mtete
mtete
4 years ago

In case you don’t know, the ICC already knows what is going on in Malawi and they don’t need to be schooled by idiots like you. We know who Chozi and the likes of him; beneficiaries of DPP’s leftovers. In fact ICC judges are surprised that their colleague, a supreme court judge for that matter, has sunk so low as to be bribed by croocked party leadership to rig an election.

In fact this greedy organisation should instead report APM to ICC for gross human rights violations and abuses, rather than Chakwera and Chilima.

Ambuje Kukaya
Ambuje Kukaya
4 years ago

Do these goats have any idea about the definition of ‘crimes against humanity’? Where were they when 20 Malawian nationals were killed on July 20, 2011 by the DPP cadets in police uniforms?

Independent Observer
Independent Observer
4 years ago

So these DPP crooks want to cash on these demonstrations?It is these types of provocations masterminded by the Nicholas Dausis behind the sins that anger demonstrators.In my view, these are the people to foot the cost of damages.Instead of critically addressing the issues at hand, it is really annoying for these people to be barking like mad dogs!It is wrong to think that International bodies can be fooled like DPP cadets!

GANGWAYI
GANGWAYI
4 years ago

A MAMBALA KWANU KWA KAMBWIRI MUPITA LITI AKAKUONENI MAFUMU ANU A NYAU AJA AKUSOWANI.MN’GONO WANU MPHUZITSI UJA OSAMUPATSAKO CHOCHITA CHINA BWANJI AZINGOBWIRA CHOKO DAILY? ULI BUSY KUYANKHULA ZA ZIII MMALO MOKAVINA NYAU KWANU KUJA NZERU ZAKUTHERA IWE ETI?? THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO SILENCE CRITICS OF WHO ARE FUNDING YOU THIS IS MALAWI IT IS NOT FOR MAMBALA AND YOUR OTHER ASSORTED PEOPLE LIKE OBJECTS.GET OUT.

Political commentator
4 years ago

koma ndalama zimapangitsa munthu pena kukhala chidzete……..zoona mwalandira ndalama nkumakalemba kalata….i tell you Kalata mwalembayi mwamuyika pa chiswe APM bcoz ICC izayamba kufufuza ma reasons for Demos, why is she not resigning, what happened during elections…..what did the police do to Buleya and Albinos, ……..

Again it seems mwangotumidwa kupanga zimenezi coz you dont even know za humanity. Nobody was killed, Police were instructed to deal with criminals during Demos but instead amathawa, ena kumaonelera…….

bwampini
bwampini
4 years ago

come on guys, you are not serious. Do you really understand crimes against humanity? I am not even a law expert but am shocked with your decision to bring the demos to ICC. please don’t musatichititse manyazi. The issue is MEC chairperson not wanting to resign even though her position is now untenable. I hear she is a high court Judge but can’t she judge the situation? I were her, l would resign from the moral point of view, even though from the legal point of view, have not been found guilty. I cannot understand, she is waiting for court… Read more »

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