Human Right Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has rebuffed former President Bakili Muluzi on his call for a meeting to discuss the coalition’s plans to hold anti-Ansah protests at the country’s ports of entry. HRDC has planned to hold protests at the country’s borders and airports from August 26 to 30, as one way of forcing Malawi […]
Tax collecting body Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) is set to apply to the High Court for an injunction to restrict the highly anticipated August 26 to 30 airport and border demonstrations which are being organized by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). The demonstrations are aimed at forcing the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane […]
Former president Bakili Muluzi has once again asked for a meeting with the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to discuss their planned demonstrations on August 26 that have taken a new direction in that the organizers intend to shut down the airports and borders. The demonstrations are aimed at pushing Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson […]
The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) says its soldiers will be deployed from the barracks to airports and borders to provide security in anticipation of violence and vandalism as the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) plan five-day vigils from August 26 to 30 2019. HRDC has been leading nationwide demonstrations to demand the resignation of Malawi […]
Despite concerns of severe economic consequences if airports and border posts are closed as planned by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), the Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has backed the five-day vigils. The synod’s general secretary the Reverend Levi Nyondo said the church will do what it can, including […]
Civil Society Orgaisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have been cautioned to tread carefully over the self-destruction to the nation the planned airport and border shutdown will have huge negative impact to the country’s economy. HRDC said it wants airport and border entry points shutdown for five days from this […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Nicholas Dausi has expressed worry over the allegations made by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) that the party was responsible for the petrol-bombing of a house belonging to HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo. Mtambo, who is also Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director, had his house […]
Two civil society organisations under the banner National Advocacy Platform (NAP) and the Joint Civil Society Platform on Good Governance (JCSPG) have strongly condemned radicals who threw petrol bombs at human rights activist Timothy Mtambo’s in the early morning of Thursday August 15 2019. Mtambo is both the chairperson of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has named three Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials who are also members of the Cabinet suspected to be the masterminders of petrol bombs that were thrown at HRDC Chairperson, Timothy Mtambo’s house and car. One of the members MacDonald Sembereka said the Southern Region DPP governor Charles Mchacha, the […]
A group of unknown thugs have petrol-bombed the house of house of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Chairperson Timothy Mtambo in Lilongwe. HRDC has since suspected that the group belong to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) youth cadets. Vice chairperson for HRDC, Gift Trapence, told Nyasa Times that incident occurred during the wee hours […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say the next demonstrations will be held at all border posts in the country and airports from August 26 to 30 to force Jane Ansah, the chairperson of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to resign. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo told reporters on Tuesday that protesters will close the airports and […]
Anti-Jane Ansah protest organisers say they have suspended all demonstrations to give attention to the ongoing hearing of the landmark presidential election case. Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo has said the election case was important and wanted to give a chance to the protesters to follow the hearing. The elections case is […]
Lawyers for Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say they will successfully argue in the Malawi Supreme Court against Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale appeal on Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda’s ruling on dismissal of application of an injunction on the ban of protests. Khwima Chiza, lawyer for the HRDC has said the appeal grounds do not hold water. […]
Travelers to Malawi will be greeted by thousands of protesters, as Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) want to force Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah to resign or President Peter Mutharika to relieve her and team of commissioners of their poll jobs. Ahead of another week of planned unrest that is starting to hurt […]
A governance expert and commentators have called for deep soul-searching to bring back sanity in the country as some criminal elements are taking advantage of the demonstrations in the aftermath of the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections to loot shops, offices and torching government premises and property. At the centre of the protests being organised […]
Anti-Jane Ansah protests organisers say the Malawi police should pay for the damages of property and looting during Tuesday’s demonstrations in the capital Lilongwe. Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo said the police deliberately provoked the situation. “They came at the community ground, firing teargas to the unsuspecting protesters. The police wanted to […]
Malawi police have warned that it would use force to break up any street protests on Tuesday because no City authority has granted permission to Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) to conduct demonstrations in view of property damage and police lack of capacity to prevent the same. HRDC has been organising protests to force Malawi […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it will proceed as planned with mass protests pushing for the resignations of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah despite Attorney General seeking a court order to stop the same. HRDC national chairperson Timothy Mtambo told reporters at a news conference on Sunday that their position […]