Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokeswoman Dr Jessie Kabwila says the party feel vindicated with the report by the taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on controversial May 20 Tripartite Elections which has questioned the legitimacy of President Peter Mutharika. MCP has been claiming that Mutharika was ruling through stolen votes but that their party leader Rev […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dismissed the report by the taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on controversial May 20 Tripartite Elections which has questioned the legitimacy of President Peter Mutharika. The report launched on Thursday in Lilongwe said the elections that ushered Mutharika to power was lacking fairness, transparency and credibility. Commissioner […]
The state-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has released a detailed report on the May 20 elections which ushered President Peter Mutharika to power controversially, saying the polls were not “credible”. Mutharika, 75, the younger brother of president Bingu wa Mutharika who died in office in 2012, was declared winner of the disputed polls. The […]
Malawi will commemorate the International Human Rights Day this year under the theme, “Human Rights, Responsibilities and Accountability: Holding Duty Bearers” answerable, that’s according to the statement issued by Malawi Human Rights Commission. On 10th December every year Malawi joins the international community in commemorating the International Human Rights Day – a day set aside […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) expressed anger over the manner in which police used brutal force in administrative capital Lilongwe when they manhandled and beat up an employee of the institution for allegedly taking pictures of the law enforcers on Friday. The victim, identified as Mayeso Kanyowile, was severely beaten in full view of other employees […]
President Joyce Banda yesterday vowed to continue distributing maize to people despite concerns by human rights watchdogs, including the taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC). Banda said this on Sunday at a developmental rally she held at Goliati Trading Centre in Thyolo District. She wondered why some quarters were demanding that she should stop distributing maize to […]
The State-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) are pushing Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda, to publicise the assets declarations which President Joyce Banda deposited to his office amidst fears some of her assets are linked to cashgate scandal. Malawi government said Banda re-declared her assets in 2013 and that the information was deposited with Office of the Speaker […]
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) Brief Investigations Report on allegations of prisoners dying of hunger at Maula Prison in Lilongwe has found that despite inmates spending three days without food no deaths were recorded as a result of the food shortage. However, the report indicates the only registered death was of a 60-year-old prisoner, […]
The state-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has released an annual human rights report for the country cataloging rights abuses including faulting the government on the suppression of the media and the involvement of ruling party officials in the distribution of humanitarian food. MHRC chairperson Sophie Kalinde launched the report in Lilongwe together with commissioners […]
The state-funded Malawi Human Right Commission (MHRC) has called upon all politicians to desist from utterances that fall within the realm of hate speech and ensure that their conduct as public figures and politicians is based on the value of civility and a high sense of decorum. According to an overview report of the current status of […]
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MRHC), a state body says the 17th January demonstrations were not about an individual or a group of individuals but represented the right step towards the respect for diversity of opinions and free expression which it said is the hallmark of democracy. The commission said this in a news statement […]
The state-funded Malawi Human Right Commission (MHRC) has told government and the country’s police service not to make any attempts to stop the January 17 demonstrations and said instead state agents should ensure that there is enough security during the demonstrations to avoid a repeat of July 20, 2011. Twenty people lost their lives and property […]
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) is supposedly, an independent institution established under Chapter XI of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, mandated to promote and protect human rights in the broadest sense possible, and to investigate violations of human rights on its own volition or upon complaints received from any person, class of persons or body. […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says human rights issues need to be integrated in HIV and AIDS programmes especially at work places, saying the latter (HIV and AIDS) is in also a human rights issue. Commissioner for the MHRC, Dalitso Kubalasa, made the remarks in Mzuzu when he opened a meeting on rights based approach […]
The only woman among the new commissioners for the state-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), Sophie Kalinde , has accepted her election as chairperson of the body. President Joyce Banda has appointed new members Benedicto Kondowe, Rodgers Newa, Dalitso Kubalasa, Steven Mkoka, the Reverend Dr. Zacc Kawalala and Marshal Chilenga effective July 5 2012. Law […]
President Mrs Joyce Banda has challenged the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to effectively perform its advisory role to the executive arm of government without fear or favour. The president made the challenge Wednesday during the swearing in ceremony of seven newly commissioner of the HRC in Lilongwe. President Banda emphasised: “I am also particularly interested […]
Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda has appointed new commissioners of the state-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), three months after the previous commissioners left office. The new commissioners are: Steven Mkoka, programme manager at the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE); Dalitso Kubalasa, Executive Director for MEJN; Rodgers Newa, Executive Director of CEYCA and Benedicto […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) told the Blantyre Magistrates court on Thursday that it has lined up more than 20 witnesses to testify in the inquest of the death of Polytechnic student Robert Chasowa. MHRC has instituted the inquest after granted permission by Limbe Dalton Magistrates court earlier this year following the application by Chasowa’s […]