The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has postponed the anti-Jane Ansah protests following the Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted a 14-day moratorium against demonstrations in Malawi. Lawyer Khumbo Soko representing HRDC said following the Supreme Court order it means that there can never be demonstration on Wednesday. Said Soko: “The Supreme Court is the […]
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has issued a 14-day moratorium against the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from holding any demonstrations in Malawi. Registrar of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, Agnes Patemba confirmed about the moratorium issued by Justice Lovemore Chikopa. The decision by Justice Chikopa follows an appeal by Attorney […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) vice chairperson Gift Trapence has revealed that his organisation is documenting all recent petrol-bombing attacks towards human rights activists and opposition political leaders in the country. Trapence said this after an alleged foiled attack in Lilongwe. He claims he was attacked by unknown thugs who were driving a White Toyota […]
Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology Mark Botomani has said government is banning three-day nationwide protests starting Wednesday this week organised by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). Botomani, who is official Malawi government spokesperson, said in a statement issued on Tuesday, that authorities will not grant permission to the HRDC to hold a […]
Joint Civil Society Platform on Good Governance (JCSPGG) has implored on public to keep calm and maintain peace to give chance to the justice system to deliver justice on the case as the electoral case continues in court. Chairperson for JCSPGG, Bright Kampaundi made the appeal during media briefing at Golden Peacock in Lilongwe on […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson,Timothy Mtambo, has said the organisation is not relenting on its plans to hold mass protest starting with Wednesday demonstrations countrywide. “All Malawians who are mounring should come out everywhere to hold demonstrations,” said Mtambo at a news conference in Lilongwe on Monday. “Malawi is not a boys’ quarters for […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo has announced that they will hold a three-day shutdown of the country’s cities from Wednesday August 28 in new rounds of protests to demand the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah. Mtambo told reporters that they will protest in the streets since demonstrations that […]
The civil society organisations (CSO) groups under the banner Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) called off planned demonstration at the country’s airports and border crossings which was to start Monday to Friday to force Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah to resign after the court ordered a ban. HRDC and opposition parties are behind […]
The High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction to the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and two other companies who sought relief to restrict Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from conducting protests at airports and borders on August 26 to 30 Judge Jack Nriva granted the injunction stopping the holding of the demonstrations […]
President Peter Mutharika has told Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera that he should respect the country’s Presidency as a Constitutional order. Mutharika, whose legitimacy is being challenged in court by Chakwera and UTM Party president Saulos Chilima, accused the opposition leaders of attempting to take over the government unlawfully by supporting the demonstrations […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi and Minister of Information Mark Botomani have a addressed a news conference on Friday assuring that all airports and land borders will remain open and operate normally despite Human Rights Defenders Coalition’s (HRDC) planning five-day demonstrations targeting the country’s port of entry and airports. The two Cabinet ministers said […]
The United States of America Embassy has advised its citizens to exercise caution ahead of August 26 to 30 demonstrations the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is organising, saying they should consider rescheduling their flights if they want to visit or leave Malawi. HRDC is organising protests in airports and borders to force Malawi Electoral […]
Barely says after surviving an apparent assassination attempt when period bombs were thrown at his house in Lilongwe, suspected regime thugs have again petrol-bombed a house for leading human rights activist Timothy Mtambo’s village in Chitipa. The spate of petrol bombs is believed to be a targeted move to stop mass demonstrations in airports and […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has written foreign embassies in the country notifying them on their proposed anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations to take place in the country’s airports and borders from 26-30 August 2019. The airport shutdown will take political crisis in Malawi a lurch for the worse as President Peter Mutharika has said the […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition(HRDC) has responded to President Peter Mutharika speech directing police and Malawi Defence Force (MDF) to use necessary force to stop demonstrations, saying he is not above the law and is not the law himself. The demonstrations are aimed at closing the country’s borders and airports to force the resignation or […]
President Peter Mutharika has said that he will take all necessary measures to defend and protect the country’s borders from those want to disrupt ports of entry with anti-Jane Ansah protests planned for August 26 to 30. HRDC have said the protesters will occupy the country’s airports and border posts if Ansah does not resign […]
A planned meeting between Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and Attorney General’s officers over issues surrounding the Anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations ended just a few minutes after it began. Lawyer for HRDC Khwima Mchizi said the meeting convened at Lilongwe Civic Center was important but couldn’t proceed because of Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) injunction aimed at stopping […]
A leading human rights activist Timothy Mtambo has told UK newspaper, The Guardian that Malawi was mired in inequality, nepotism, poverty and injustice, which is why people were ready to take part in the demonstrations. Mtambo, the chairman of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), and the executive director of the Centre for Human Rights and […]