Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leadership says they will continue to organise demonstrations until Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah resign for allegedly presiding over a flawed electoral process in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. HRDC on Tuesay held dialogue talks with former president Bakili Muluzi who had moved in to quell the […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) on Tuesday has been meeting former president Bakili Muluzi to find a lasting solution to the post-election tension ovee the anti-Jane Ansah protests which have at times turned violent. HRDC team led by Timothy Mtambo had travelled from Lilongwe to BCA Residence a private posh retirement home of the former […]
Former president Bakili Muluzi has stepped in to end the current wave of protests and violence by calling for a meeting with the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) as the leadership of the grouping has confirmed and accepted. A letter from the office of the former president dated July 22, 2019 and duly signed by […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has announced the cancellation of the Tuesday demonstrations, but will instead hold them on Thursday. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo made the announcement Monday afternoon at a news conference held at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe “We delayed to serve relevant authorities with notices of our intention to demonstrate to state residences […]
A women’s activist has advised anti-Jane Ansah protesters to avoid slurs and use of foul language against the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) embattled chairperson. Emma Kaliya said it was not good for the protesters to insult the disgraced Supreme Court judge, saying they should just stick to peacefully protests and not mouth-fouling her. “It is […]
Blantyre City Council has refused Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) permission to hold peaceful march protests Friday in the commercial capital. Council spokesperson Anthony Kasunda said HIRDC had failed to pay K9.5 million in damages of property occurred in the previous similar protests which turned violent. “We told them to pay for the damages first […]
The civil society organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have announced fresh demonstrations to be held on Friday July 19 to press for the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said the demonstrations will be nationwide on Friday and that from next week […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo has said the anti-Jane Ansah vigils will continue next week Tuesday and Friday to demand the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson. Mtambo told a news conference in Lilongwe that they will not relent to push for Ansah’s ouster. He said they have done postmortem of […]
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called for the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chair Jane Ansah within 14 days following the pollster failure to manage election results, accusing her of presiding over an election marred by fraud and lack of credibility. HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said MEC’s management of the May 21 […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has asked Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to explain which auditing procedures its official auditors are following because in international audit standards, ‘Tipp-ex-ed’ [correction fluid ] documents are not authentic and therefore are immediately dismissed. The vocal civil society organisation made the statement as High Court on Sunday postponed indefinitely the […]