Malawi’s judiciary has said it will soon sit to re-hear cases of prisoners who were previously sentenced to mandatory death penalty. The re-hearing will only deal with the question of the sentence, to according to Joseph Chigona, Registrar of the High Court of Malawi and Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal. Re-hearing of the cases on […]
The Women Legal Resource Centre (Wolrec) has condemned the recent Malawi Police brutality in Kanono village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Symon in southern district of Neno. According to Wolrec, an organisation that works with grassroot communities in the district, armed police officers roughed up “innocent and defenseless” women, children, people with disabilities, the elderly, people living […]
Malawi Police on Tuesday showed the ugly side of their profession when they roughed-up and arrested Times Group journalist, Archibald Kasakura, as he was taking pictures of law-enforcers chasing street vendors in Limbe town. The law-enforcers are jointly with Blantyre City Council removing vendors from city streets. Kasakura, who was detained at Limbe police, was granted bail […]
Two human rights organisations, Centre for Development of the People (Cedep) and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) with support from an American based organisation, Benetech, have launched a report on human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity which indicates a wave of intense homophobia is washing across Malawi . Proudly lesbian: […]
Member of Parliament for Nkhota kota North East Constituency, Martha Lunji has called on Government to ensure enough allocation of resources to oversight institutions, saying this is an essential aspect in enhancing issues of human rights and justice for Malawians. This she said would also in the process develop and lead into effective operations of […]
Malawi human rights groups have condemned government authorities for criminalising peaceful demonstrations, describing the move as worrying, aggressive and censorious. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for Development of People (Cedep) have condemned government for its stand in banning pro-federalism demonstrations slated for 28 September, 2014 organised by the Karonga Youth for Justice and […]
Members of Parliament from women caucus and chairpersons from various committees have spoken in support of reform of abortion laws and policies in a bid to expand access to safe abortion and increase awareness among stakeholders and within Malawian society. The MPs made the demand during a dialogue meeting on Women’s Rights, Unsafe Abortion and Law […]
United Nations (UN) delegation on Friday concluded the two day visit in Malawi, where among other things the officials wanted to check on the progress regarding the fulfillment of the recommendations made during the 111th Geniva session, with a vociferous call to Malawi Government against in action. A member of Un Special Committee on Civil and […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) will discuss the Trafficking in Persons Bill, according to Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Principal Secretary Beston Chisamile. Chisamile said in Lilongwe Tuesday night at an interface meeting organized by Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) with parlimantary committes on Defense and Security, Legal Affairs and Social andCommunity Affairs. “There have been […]
Two men are currently on remand at Chichiri prison for allegedly abducting and forced a 12-year old boy into an initiation ceremony (Jando) where he was circumcised. The two, Helton Robin 28 years old and Dave James 19, both hailing from Mpagaja village T/A Somba in Blantyre have since pleaded guilty of unlawful wounding but denied […]
The High Court in Mzuzu has ordered the recommencement of a case in which three Mzuzu based police officers have a case to answer in connection with the brutal death of a suspect in Police custody two years ago. The order means Constable George Kamphe, Constable Victor Msoloma and Constable Lucius Mpakeni will be in […]
Malawi government has been urged by three renowned international human rights organisations to protect sexual minorities. “Malawi should take decisive steps to end discrimination and protect sexual minorities,” urged . Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. The made the call ahead of the just-ended 34th Summit of Heads of […]
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, have called upon Malawi to continue on the path of democratization of key government institutions as one way of pressing for human rights improvement. Malawi should also make a commitment to further the realization of economic and social rights as well as to a […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has assured that his government is committed to address keys human rights issues including reports of cases of extrajudicial killings gets to logical conclusion as fundamental key in unlocking financial . Mutharika told a news conference in the capital, Lilongwe, Tuesday afternoon. He was responding to the question on what his […]
Nation Publications Limited’s weekly title, Weekend Nation on Saturday published and editorial comment in which it demanded justice on Malawi Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa who was murdered by regime agents during the DPP-led government. Chasowa, who studied engineering, was found dead at the college campus in Blantyre on September 24, 2011. Findings from the Commission […]
Calls to descriminalise homosexuality in Malaiw have been reignited, as a renowned gay rights campaigner, Gift Trapence has urged Malawi to show “commitment to universal human rights” by emulating Uganda’s constitutional court which recently quashed anti-gay law. The Ugandan top court nullified legislation signed by long-serving President Yoweri Museveni that made homosexuality a crime punishable by life in prison, citing a lack […]
Malawi-renowned gay rights campaigner, Gift Trapence has spoken against all prejudice, discrimination and hate crime on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex (LGBTI) people. Trapence writing jointly with rights campaigner Timothy Mtambo writing in their ‘Sexual Minority’ column in the Weekend Nation newspaper, urged for fair and open society. They were reacting to a communique signed by Catholic bishops from East and […]
Malawi has been accused by the United Nations human rights experts of failing to protect civil and political rights. The 18 independent expert of the U.N. Human Rights Committee, a group that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on Thursday announced that Malawi has for the first time since it […]