Month: October 2020 Posts

I was raped before – Beatrice Mateyo

Oct 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rights activist Beatrice Mateyo has revealed that she was raped in the past. Mateyo made the revelation during a Media Ease Inc debate on the abortion bill on Sunday. The proposed termination of pregnancy bill… ...

Mutharika has insulted all women – HRDC

Jun 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says President Peter Mutharika insulted all women in Malawi when he made derogatory remarks against former President Joyce Banda on Monday. Speaking at a press briefing today, HRDC member… ...

Activists want Mutharika stripped of UN role

Nov 08, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Rights activists have asked the United Nations to strip President Peter Mutharika of a UN ambassadorial role for appointing only three women to his 20-member cabinet. The Malawi leader is the UN’s HeforShe Champion for… ...

Woman arrested for obscene placard speaks out

Sep 15, 2017 Richard Jimu 54 &

The woman who was arrested on Thursday for hoisting a placard that carried 'obscene messages’ during protests against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Lilongwe has finally spoken. The lady, Beatrice Mateyo, who identifies herself as… ...

Kabwila defends explicit placard

Sep 15, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 95 &

Legislator Jessie Kabwila has come to the defence of an explicit placard that led to the arrest of a protester during the solidarity walk to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV) in Lilongwe on Thursday. The woman… ...