Malawi rights groups have raised concerns over growing homophobia against sexual minorities. The nation’s laws have outlawed same-sex relationships since colonialism under Britain, and a sodomy conviction carries a 14-year prison sentence. But there has been a debate to decriminalize homosexuality which has received resistance from faith group and traditional leaders. The Centre for Human […]
As Malawi commemorates Kamuzu Day on May 14y, two leading civil society groups in the area of good governance and human rights have urged the government to expedite the process of putting in place a Heroes’ Policy to guide the country on whom to accord the Hero or Heroine accolade. Centre for Human Rights and […]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) have asked Malawians not to use religion and culture to ‘punish’ homosexuals and other sexual minorities. CHRR Programmes Manager Timothy Mtambo made the call Monday in Mzuzu in his key note address to mark the opening of a two-day workshop […]
Malawi’s two prominent human rights groups have advised the governing People’s Party (PP) to hold its first ever national convention on August 27 in a democratic manner and avoid making the event a charade. The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) boss Undule Mwakasungula and Centre for Development of the People (CEDEP) head Gift […]
Malawians are being asked to treat those who have homosexual tendencies with respect and compassion, two leading rights groups said on Thursday. Mrs Charity Salima, board member of the technical working group for Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (CEDEP), told media practitioners at a training workshop that […]
Two prominent Malawi human rights organisations have described the call by the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that government should call for a national referendum to solicit views of Malawians on the issue of scrapping laws against homosexuality as “retrogressive”. DPP’s recently issued a statement after rock superstar Sir Elton John hailed President Joyce Banda for […]
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of the People (CEDEP) have called on Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to abandon the implementation of what’s become known as the “spy machine”. The human rights organisations through their leaders, Undule Mwakasungula (CHRR) and Gift Trapence (CEDEP) said in statement made […]
Unless government include high risk groups in national HIV programming and funding priorities, Malawi will not achieve anything in the fight against further spread of HIV, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) alerted district officials on Sunday. CHRR Programs Manager, Timothy Mtambo, made the remarks in Salima on Sunday, when the organization briefed District […]
The 2012/13 national budget is a calling to everyone, especially those in government to speak and walk the austerity talk, and realize that time for hyper-expenditure is beneath the country, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) have said. The two organizations also asked the PP […]
Malawi’s human rights watchdogs have reacted to President Bingu wa Mutharika’s Friday parliament opening address, trashing his ‘hot air’ claims that the civil society organisations are conniving with external forces to bring about regime change in Malawi. The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) said in […]
Malawi’s civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed great concern over the deteriorating democratic standards within political parties in the country. Two of the country’s popular CSOs, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) say Lack of intra-party democracy augurs badly for the future of Malawi’s democracy, and […]
If the problems Malawi is facing are being caused by Satan, then Satan is using the President because the problems centre on poor economic and political governance led by him as President, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of the People (CEDEP) have said. “We strongly ask President […]
The two civil society organisations have said Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has lost the mandate to rule because Malawians have lost trust in his government. The NGOs, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (Cedep), in a statement marking the commemoration of World Human Rights Day on […]
Two of Malawi’s leading Human Rights organisations, Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of the People (CEDEP) are demanding that President Bingu wa Mutharika and his government must put in place political reforms that will be in line with good governance, respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression and […]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and the Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) have added their voice to call on President Bingu wa Mutharika to expeditiously appoint a “meritorious” cabinet, having dissolved one on August 19, 2011. The two civil society organizations express their “fears and concerns” in a joint statement made available […]