Civil society organisations (CSOs) have been granted leave to apply for a judicial review stopping the tabling of NGO (Amendment) law in Parliament which they have accused the government of trying to rush through the “draconian” law ahead of next year’s elections aimed at muzzling criticism and stifling advocacy groups. Accoridng to courts codument seen […]
Civil rights activists have hit back at President Peter Mutharika who faulted the civil society for allegedly trying to foil his development agenda in a bid to topple his democratically elected government. Vice chairman of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Gift Trapence said Mutharika should not blame the opposition and the civil society for […]
Officials from Human Rights Defenders Coalition say they have successfully lobbied parliament against tabling the infamous NGO bill which they describe as draconian aimed at muzzling the vibrant civil society organisations. Chairman of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Timothy Mtambo said the activists met parliamentary committee chairpersons on Thursday in Lilongwe who agreed to […]
Committees in Parliament have taken turns to bash government on the proposed NGO (Amendment)Bill, arguing that the manner government has rushed the piece of legislation smacks” sinister motives” in readiness of May 21 2019 Tripartite elections. Council of Non-Governmental Organisation (CONGOMA) in partnership with Human Rights Defenders Forum (HRDC) on Tuesday held a lobbying meeting […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) say they will go to court to block the implementation of NGO (Amendment) law should government table the contentious Bill in the National Assembly and Parliament passes it. Gift Trapence, vice chairman of Human Rights Defenders said the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Amendment Bill of 2018 is draconian law and can only […]
Judge Dunstan Mwaungulu sitting at the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday failed to start hearing the civil society against the ruling party case in which the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is accused of soliciting money from parastatals to fund party functions. DPP is accused of soliciting K15 million from Blantyre City Council and […]
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have petitioned Parliament, asking that the Non-Governmental Organisations (Amendment) Act, 2018 should not be tabled as observed by governance expert and commentator Makhumbo Munthali who called for wider consultations before tabling the piece of legislation whose effects will be far wider than just on NGOs as it will shrink the […]
Governance expert and commentator Makhumbo Munthali has called for wider consultations before tabling the newly gazetted controversial Non-Governmental Organisations Bill whose effects he said will be far wider than just on NGOs as it will shrink the freedoms of Malawians and allow the government to control them. The proposed amendments to the NGO Act seek […]
Regional human rights defenders have accused Malawi government’s attempts to close down human rights NGOs through its draconian proposed Billthat regulates the work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The proposed amendment gives the government sweeping powers to interfere with the operations of any NGO in Malawi through a government-appointed sole regulatory authority with the power to […]
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have condemned government’s attempts to close down human rights NGOs through its draconian proposed Bill. The CSOs expressed concern over Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Amendment Bill of 2018 which, among others, seeks to amend the NGO Act by establishing an authority which aims at tightening the noose around the neck of CSOs. […]
Coalition for the Empowerment of Women and Girls (CEWAG) and civil society organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders (HRD) have written United Nations (UN) to strip Malawin President Peter Mutharika the accolade of the global champion for the HeforShe campaign accusing of “wilfully” undermining the gender equality agenda. Mutharika was appointed in […]
Council for Non-Governmental Organisation (Congoma) has chastised officials from NGO Board for suggesting that out of the 680 NGOs in the country, only 25 per cent are working legally in the country. Congoma chairman Steve Duwa accused the NGO Board chairperson Agnes Dzimadzi of politicizing the organization. “When people are appointed to the board, they […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) – Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Center for Development of People (Cedep) – have reported Malawi’s corruption and ‘state capture’ to the Aftican Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR). The CSOs made their submission to the 63rd Ordinary Session of of the African Commission on Human and […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) and three civil society organisations (CSOs) have joined hands to fight embarrsssing levels of corruption in the country through what they have called United Against Corruption (UAC) after noting that institutional frameworks such as parliamentary oversight committees, weaker procurement anf accounting schemes and a culture of impunity have created a fertile […]
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appea sitting as full bench of seven judges on Thursday threw out an application by Youth and Society (YAS) and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) to join the case in which Malawi Law Society tried to curtail progress on the Salima-Lilongwe Water Supply project. The two CSOs wanted […]
Attorney General Charles Mhango, who is also governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legal director, is compromised to handle the K274 billion compensation claims from business mogul Leston Mulli and his enterprises, the civil society organisations (CSOS) have said. Mulli is seeking the compensation for alleged loss of business following a 2012 order by the State […]
The civil society organisations (CSOs) have accused President Peter Mutharika of inaction to their petition delivered after the September 21 anti-government demonstrations across the country’s four cities and have written the Head of State giving him 20 days ultimatum to respond. In their petition delivered in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba cities, the petitioners, among other […]
President Peter Mutharika has been advised to “tread carefully” on the ultimatum given by civil society organisations (CSOs) l who presented a petition to his office on September 21 after anti-government protest in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Zomba cities. A leading daily newspaper, The Nation, in an extended coverage of its front-page story on political […]