Month: March 2019 Posts

Cyclone Idai leaves hundreds dead

Mar 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The cylone which hit Mozambique and Zimbabwe has left hundreds of people dead and thousands others missing or displaced. Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe and Mozambique between 14 and 16 March. The powerful cyclone was predicted… ...

International human rights body condemn Dausi

Feb 21, 2019 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Amnesty International, the international human rights body says remarks by Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, that the genocide of persons with albinism has not reached crisis levels are a disturbing reminder of the Malawi government’s… ...

Zimbabwe using brutal tactics to crush demonstrations – Amnesty

Feb 12, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty International says Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown and violence against protesters, using killings and torture, among other serious human rights violations to crush protests against fuel prices which began on 14 January.… ...

Amnesty says AU’s human rights commitments under threat

Feb 09, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty International fears African Union’s human rights mechanisms will be undermined when Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes over chairmanship of the continental body. Egypt will assume the position of the chairperson of the African… ...

12 people killed in Zimbabwe protests

Jan 26, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more injured by Zimbabwean security forces since protests began on 14 January. According to Amnesty International, up to 700 people, including minors, have been detained after… ...

Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honour

Nov 13, 2018 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Amnesty International announced today that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light of the Myanmar leader’s shameful betrayal of the values she once stood… ...

Malawi’s weak justice system faulted

Jun 28, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi's efforts to end killings of people with albinism seem to be in vain as reports of attacks on people with albinism continue making headlines. Amnesty International has since faulted Malawi’s justice system saying it… ...