Month: February 2022 Posts

In the Malawi Constitutional Court: Challenging the offence of “defilement” in instances of consensual adolescent intercourse

Feb 18, 2022 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

On Tuesday, 15 February 2022 the High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court will hear the case of AJ & TS v State and Others which deals with a Constitutional challenge to the… ...

UNICEF, TNM sign partnership to advance children’s rights in Malawi through

Apr 12, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Leading children’s organization UNICEF and mobile service provider TNM have signed a new partnership designed to harness the power of technology and innovation to advance children’s rights in Malawi. This includes collaboration on U-Report Malawi,… ...

NGO calls for protection of protesting pupils

Jun 17, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 7 &

Media Advocates for the Advancement of Child Rights (MAACR) has asked the police and the courts to make sure that pupils arrested for protesting against suspension of classes due to the on-going teachers strike are… ...

Mzimba enrols young offenders on diversion program

May 04, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 3 &

Youth Watch Society (YOWSO) on Mzimba district has enrolled on different diversion programs 17 children who violated the law. The organisation hopes indulging the minor offenders in diversion programs will help to prevent them from… ...

Malawi among worst countries for children’s access to justice

Feb 15, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 76 &

An international research, policy and advocacy organisation has named Malawi as one of the countries failing to guarantee children’s access to the courts, a situation the organisation says is characteristic of countries with poor human… ...

Malawi rejects compulsory primary education

Sep 22, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 13 &

...Malawi's commitment to the rights of children questioned The Malawi government has been refusing to make primary education compulsory for all schools, a review undertaken in May 2015 by the United Nations Human Rights Council… ...