The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has expressed concern that asylum seekers and refugees are not using the transit camps at Karonga and Chitipa as they enter Malawi, a situation it links to smuggling and human trafficking. The commission presented its findings to the media, the Malawi Police Service, t he Department of Immigration and […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed nine members to serve on the Ninth Cohort of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), with their three-year term officially taking effect from September 20, 2026. The newly appointed commissioners include Orison Joseph Themba Chaponda, Viwemi Chavula, Godfrey Dalitso Kangaude, Andrew Kavala, Lingalireni Mihowa, Teresa Chirwa Ndanga and Stella Nkhonya. […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s warm words for the outgoing commissioners of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) were, on the surface, a routine gesture of appreciation. But in Malawi’s current political climate, even praise carries weight — and contradiction. Meeting the commissioners at Kamuzu Palace, Mutharika described the MHRC as “central” to safeguarding freedoms and […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has vowed to ramp up Malawi’s human rights protections — issuing the pledge during a high‑profile meeting at Kamuzu Palace with the outgoing Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) team. The Commissioners, whose three‑year term officially ended on August 26, 2026, were hosted for what insiders described as a “frank and forward‑looking” […]
“This (increased) is a worrisome development in as far as promoting girl-child rights is concerned.” Malawi has recorded a staggering spike of more than 40, 000 in teenage pregnancies within the eight months of school break due to the global novel Covid-19 pandemic. Plan International Malawi and Organisation for Sustainable Social Economic Development Initiative (OSSEDI) […]
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has joined hands with National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) by establishing complaints handling structures in Kasungu District to enable every to speed up process when people want to access justice. MHRC executive secretary Habiba Osman told the media in Kasungu that the complaints handling structures will be across […]
Former Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) director general Aubrey Sumbuleta on Wednesday appeared before the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court where his sexual harassment case has been transferred to the High Court. Sumbuleta was formally charged with six counts of sexual harassment and abuse of office when he appeared before the Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court. […]
State run rights activists, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has cautioned political parties participating in the March 30 by-elections against acts of violence. The commission’s executive secretary, Habiba Osman says in a statement that MHRC has observed with concern what happened in Nsanje Central constituency last week where members of the Democratic Progressive Party […]
Malawi Human Rights Commissioner (MHRC) has warmed government against closure of schools without a well thought strategy. MHRC says closing schools is not best solution because Covid-19 is likely to stay for long and doing so would affect the socio-economic status of teachers and other workers. “Government should come up with measures that enable right […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) chairperson Reverend Patrick Semphere has died with coronavirus and tributes continue to pour in for the man — and all convey the deepest respect to the man of God, who also happens to be a journalist of great repute. Semphere, who died in the early hours of Thursday, January 21, was […]
State sponsored Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has started a probe into the killing of First Year Polytechnic student Blessings Nyondo as the police and minister of Homeland Security say he was killed by a security officer from Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in self-defence. Late Nyondo was a student at The Polytechnic, a constituent college of […]
Malawi’s Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has urged government and other stakeholders to ensure that human rights remain central in all recovery efforts from Covid-19 as Malawi joins the rest of the world tomorrow in commemoration of International Human Rights Day. MHRC held a news onference on Tuesday in Mzuzu with the objective of updating the […]
As Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) had bemoaned the rising cases of rape ad defilement in the country, Police in Zomba have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly defiling a five-month-old baby girl. Police have identified the suspect defiler as Muderanji Kanjila. They say he allegedly committed the offence last Saturday evening. The district’s police […]
Human rights lawyer Habiba Osman has been appointed Executive Secretary for Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) while governance expert and commentator Makhumbo Munthali has got the hot at the same State-funded rights body as director. Osman, who currently works for UN Women Malawi office, replaces David Nungu whose contract has expired. She is expected to […]
Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has backed proposals by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) to redesign its complaints handling system in order to improve or speed up service delivery in line with the spirit of the reforms the Tonse administration is embarking on. Chilima observed that in its current state, the system has resulted […]
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has condemned acts of violence reported in parts of the country, urging the Malawi Police Service to swiftly investigate cases of electoral violence regardless of the political affiliation of suspected perpetrators. MHRC told journalists at a media briefing in Blantyre on Wednesday to comment on the status of the […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has accused Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) for treating state broadcaster—Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) — with kid gloves for airing obscene and disparaging content to vice president Saulos Chilima last week and their continued gutter journalism. MHRC chairperson Reverend Patrick Semphere said this after a closed door meeting between commission […]