Month: December 2018 Posts

Delay in prosecution of murder cases worries APAM

Dec 08, 2018 Evan Mtomodo Maseko 0 &

The Association of Persons with Albinim in Malawi (APAM) has expressed concern over the continued delay to prosecute murder cases involving suspected killers of persons with albinism. APAM president Overstone Kondowe raised the concern on… ...

Apam calls for inquiry report on killings of people with albinism

Jul 28, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Association of People with Albinism (Apam) has expressed concern over delay of a report of a public inquiry on the killings of persons with albinism which was conducted by the Malawi Human Rights Commission… ...

APAM introduces strategic plan to protect persons with albinism

Jul 17, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has put in place a five year strategic plan for protecting persons with albinism in the country. The purpose of the strategic plan, which will be… ...

Malawi commemorates albinism awareness day

Jun 15, 2017 Martha Chikoti 32 &

Malawi on Tuesday commemorated International Albinism Awareness Day to raise awareness on the rights of people with albinism. The day is commemorated on 13th June every year and this was the third year for Malawi… ...

Tracking device to curb attacks on people with albinism in Malawi

Mar 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

In a move to curb brutal attacks on people with albinism  in Malawi, authorities have embarked on giving them tracking devices to alert police officers when users of the devices are being attacked. This comes… ...

Govt pussyfooting around prosecuting albino attackers

Mar 25, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has expressed concern over authorities’ failure to end attacks against them after government told the association that it does not have money to complete court cases… ...