Two local human rights bodies – Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) – have petitioned the United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland about the persistent failure to hold to account members of the security forces responsible for human rights […]
The District Executive Committee (DEC) members in Karonga the northern part of Malawi, have snubbed Paramount Chief Kyungu’s order of not allowing the rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) in his area. In February this year, Kyungu who is the most senior chief of Karonga and Chitipa denounced the rights of LGBTI […]
Nkhata Bay District Executive Committee (DEC) have reserved their decision to approve a two year Access-to-Justice Project, to be implemented jointly by Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) and the Malawi Police Service. The Nkhata Bay technocrats have instead referred the proposed project to a full council for further consultation before approving it. […]
Executive Director for the Center for the Development of People (CEDEP), Gift Trapece accompanied by Rev. McDonald Sembereka this week had a tough time to convince District Executive Committee (DEC) members in Mulanje to give them a go-ahead with a minority rights centered project called Access to Justice. Among other things the project seeks to […]
Centre for the Development of people (Cedep) has expressed worry over the increasing HIV prevalence rate in Mulanje among the gay community. Programmes manager for Cedep Rodney Chalera said recently that among the 2364 population of the gay community, the prevalence rate stands at 24.9 per cent. He said the study was done in September […]
Another official from Centre for Development of People (Cedep) is facing charges of having a gay sexual activity. Police said they arrested Cedep district coordinator in Mangochi, Kenneth Chimombo, for allegedly sexually assaulting a Form Four male student at his home. Chimombo, who hails from Mtalimanja Village, Traditional Authority Ntaja in Mangochi has been charged with […]
Freedom of expression is guaranteed in Malawi constitution but there are concerns of ‘freedom after expression’ especially for human rights defenders, public intellectuals, opposition politicians and critics of the regime including media practitioners. Two of the country’s vocal human rights’ bodies have observed that Malawi is “swiftly retrogressing” or taking the wrong direction in as […]
Human rights campaigners in Malawi have expressed concern over the latest outbreak of political violence in the country and condemned Police for not providing security service in dealing with the Sunday attacks at a solidarity rally Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera held in Mzuzu city. Chakwera, Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Enoch Chihana, […]
Malawi Parliament has been urged by civil society organisations to reject the adulterated Access to Information Bill (ATI) when government tables it in Parliament. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (Cedep) said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times expressing their “disappointment” at the “undemocratic elements” in the […]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP), have come out strongly to condemn the alleged sexual exploitation and abuse of a child by Lilongwe gay man, Kelvin Gonani. It was reported that Gonani had been subjected to a homophobic beating in Lilongwe by some unknown assailants. […]
Just a few days after Malawi’s leading donors of direct budget support – European Union (EU), Britain, Norway and Germany – have ruled out any hopes of budget support in the 2016/17 fiscal year, Malawi’s renowned development expert and University of Malawi Chancellor College Professor in Development Studies Dr. Blessings Chinsinga has warned that Malawi […]
Two prominent civil rights activists have told Malawians to stand up against oppression as the nation on Friday commemorates John Chilembwe Day. Timothy Mtambo, executive director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Gift Trapence of Centre for Development (Cedep) said this in a joint statement. The two rights activists said Malawians can […]
Executive Director for Centre for the Development of the People (CEDEP) Gift Trapence has described as potentially divisive and criminal in nature remarks made by Peoples Party (PP) Publicity and Administrative Secretary Ken Msonda in which he called for killing of gays. Reacting to the remarks which have attracted widespread criticism from many quarters, Trapence […]
Two human rights groups Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (CEDEP), have expressed dismay with the aggravating state of security in the country which is partly evident by the recent shooting of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Regional Treasurer for the North, Happy Kumwenda, who fortunately survived but […]
Two renowned human rights organisations in Malawi have said 2015 will be remembered as a year when leadership went to bed in as far as matching rhetoric with concrete action is concerned. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (Cedep), in a joint statement made available to Nyasa […]
Having listened to the Press Conference President Prof. Peter Mutharika held on Tuesday, 14th December, 2015, at State House, to brief the nation on what transpired during his recent official trips abroad, we at Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (Cedep), found it imperative to issue a reaction […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government is “taking the citizens’ trust for granted” through continued delays in tabling the Access to Information (ATI) bill in Parliament, two prominent human rights groups have said. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), Timothy Mtambo, and Centre for Development of People (Cedep), Gift Trapence, made the accusation […]
Malawi human rights watchdog Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP), have petitioned the office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to press on the Peter Mutharika administration to address matters of extra judicial killings, threats to rights defenders and journalists. In a petition seen […]