June 27, 2026
Kalilitu Jimu, who spent more than fifteen years on remand without trial after his 2011 arrest for an alleged murder in Nsanje, has finally had his case resolved under Malawi’s new plea‑bargaining. Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) lawyers entered negotiations with State Advocates at Zomba Prison on 24 June 2026, reaching […]
March 19, 2021
The Centre for Human Rights Education,Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to work in a collaboration network all the time if they are to achieve and make Malawi a Gender Based Violence (GBV) and sexual violence cases free nation. CHREAA executive director Victor Mhango made the call on Thursday during a […]
December 16, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) has released a report which details that Malawian police have carried out extrajudicial killings in a systematic campaign against hardcore criminals dubbed “operation elimination”. The report by a civil rights group was released Friday in Blantyre and has been handed over to the country’s ombudsman […]
December 3, 2019
Prison authorities continue to highly congest prisons in the country flatly defying a Constitutional Court order to decongest them. The Constitutional Court recently ordered prison authorities to decongest prisons by releasing some inmates with petty crimes. Centre for Human Rights, Education and Advice (CHREAA) executive director Victor Mhango said the situation in prisons remains worse […]
November 12, 2019
Stakeholders who pushed government to implement an increase in the Malawi Prison Service (MPS) budget to cater for female prisoners’ menstrual hygiene materials. The Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), with funding from Amplify Change, has been advocating for the inclusion of menstrual hygiene packages in the Malawi prison health budget for […]
September 12, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) has implored members of Women Caucus and Social Welfare committee of Malawi Parliament to push for MK24.9 million funding to the Department of Prisons to enable 300 female in mates access menstrual hygiene necessities. CHREAA met the Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday in the […]
July 20, 2018
Centre for Human Rights Education and Assistance-CHREAA has urged political parties to make simple and clear manifestos for in-mates country’s prisons enable them make informed decision of ahead the 2019 Tripartite Elections. CHREAA was accredited by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct voter and civic education during the 2009 general tripartite elections in 28 prisons […]
June 8, 2018
Chikwawa District Hospital Medical Officer, Dr. Dan Kang’ombe applauded Centre for Human Rights, Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) for the awareness campaigns they are conducting on the danger of Tuberculosis (TB) within the district’s prison. He said this on Thursday during the TB awareness campaign at Chikwawa Prison where he promises to conduct mass screening […]
April 10, 2017
After published report that the Legal Ai Bureau (LAB), a government agency that provides free legal services to people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer, suspended offering the services in February last year due to funding constraints, there has been calls for authorities to empower the bureau with more resources to discharge its function. […]
March 23, 2017
Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) Wednesday engaged Police Officers from different stations in Blantyre on the Malawi Bail Project (MBP). The orientation meeting which was patronized by Police Officers from Limbe, Soche, Blantyre, South Lunzu, Bangwe and Milare Police Stations was conducted at Blantyre Girls Primary School in Ndirande. According to […]