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HRDC endorses MCP demos

Mar 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders (HRDC) has said its members will join the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) demonstrations on Thursday. The HRDC planned to hold protests to demand the immediate release of arrested activists but has… ...

MCP to hold anti-Mutharika demos

Mar 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it will hold nationwide demonstrations on Thursday to protests against President Peter Mutharika and his government’s failure to uphold the rule of law. The party has written district commissioners… ...

March to State House still on, says Mtambo before being arrested

Mar 10, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Rights activist Timothy Mtambo has handed himself to Police in Lilongwe but has insisted that the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) will still lead protesters to State House later this month. Mtambo who was being… ...

Court orders Malawi Police to transfer activists’ case to Lilongwe

Mar 10, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered the Malawi Police to transfer the case of the arrested Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) members to Lilongwe. Activists McDonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence were arrested in Lilongwe… ...

Mtambo to surrender himself to police

Mar 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo will surrender himself to police this morning as his fellow activists have now spent two nights in police cell. According to the Center for Human Rights and… ...

Amnesty tells Mutharika to stop threatening activists

Mar 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Rights group, Amnesty International, has demanded the release of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders and has asked President Peter Mutharika to stop threatening activists. Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa,… ...

Mutharika is temporary tenant of State House – Chakwera

Mar 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has described President Peter Mutharika as a temporary occupant of State House. Chakwera said this in a statement released today in which he has demanded the release of… ...