Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) deputy director for legal affairs, Chrispin Sibande, has resigned in protest over ill-treatment by his employers after he was denied an opportunity for interviews as Director of the Department of Legal Affairs. “I have resigned. I was not treated well, it was very unfair for the Commission not to even […]
The Malawi Government has asked stakeholders in children affairs to come together and share knowledge and experiences to ensure effective realisation of children’s rights. Willard Manjolo, an official in the Ministry of Children Rights in the Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Development said this last week Friday in Blantyre during a closing ceremony of […]
Malawi will be submitting written reports on the state of human rights record to international bodies like Africa Union and United Nations, President Joyce Banda has assured. Banda made the assurances when she met the outgoing fourth cohort of Malawi Human Rights Commissioner on Monday at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre. The DPP led government of […]
As President Joyce Banda ponders on who to appoint next as commissioners for the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has prodded the president to renew the contracts of the commissioners. The tenure of office for the commissioners expires on Thursday, May 24, 2012, and PAC has described their three-year term […]
Outgoing chairperson of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) John Kapito has called upon staff of the state rights body to be a lamp to the nation, saying Malawians will need the Commission’s guidance on human rights at all times. He was speaking on Wednesday in Lilongwe at the start of the week’s long training for […]
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) recently drilled senior Malawi Police Officers on human rights to ensure that they are not violating the rights of people in the course of their duty. Chairperson of MHRC John Kapito explained that the purpose was to share common best practices on human rights and how the Malawi Police […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) outspoken chairperson, John Kapito, says he openely told President Bingu wa Mutharika that he has surrounded himself with “cheerleaders” who are destroying him. Kapito said he had met the President and was blunt to him that the cheerleaders are distancing the Malawi leader from his own people. He said Mutharika […]
Malawi’s abortion laws deny women their reproductive health rights on a large scale and that the women bear a disproportionate burden resulting in high rates of unsafe abortions (unplanned and unwanted pregnancies). Grace Tikambenji Malera, Executive Secretary for the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) made the observation during a media workshop on unsafe abortion held […]
By Dennis Chirwa, Nyasa Times Preliminary findings by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) have revealed that Malawi Police Service used live bullets on a largely peaceful July 20 demonstrations when 19 people were killed and many more suffered severe injuries. Malawians were protesting against the rising cost of fuel, increasing political repression and deteriorating […]