CHREAA Archives

Court dismisses Malawi Govt’s application on Rastafarian children

Mar 07, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The High Court in Zomba has dismissed an application by the Malawi Attorney General in a case in which Rastafarian children are challenging the policy of the Ministry of Education that requires all learners to… ...

Activist welcomes Mutharika’s order to release prisoners

Apr 05, 2020 Barbara Chimera 0 &

A Human rights activist has applauded President Peter Mutharika for ordering the release of prisoners as a way of preventing the spread of coronavirus. The activist, Victor Mhango who is executive Director at Centre for… ...

Water rationing hits Zomba Prison inmates

Sep 12, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

… CHREAA expresses disappointment As Malawi’s electricity supplier has announced power rationing due to faulty machines at one of power generating station, management of Zomba Central Prison has also put a notice to inmates that… ...

NGO bails out inmates at Chichiri

Jan 29, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

With overcrowding in prisons like Chichiri, inmates are prone to diseases such as tuberculosis. However, it becomes a challenge for prisoners to access medical care outside the walls as this demands extra resources to ferry… ...

Simplify manifestos for prisoners, political parties told

Jul 20, 2018 Nicolas Mbonela - MEC Stringer 0 &

Centre for Human Rights Education and Assistance (CHREAA) has urged political parties to make simple and clear manifestos for inmates in the country’s prisons to enable them make informed decisions ahead of the 2019 Tripartite… ...

Malawi sex workers tipped on their rights

Mar 09, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Centre for Human Rights Education Advice Assistance (CHREAA) on Tuesday held a workshop to drill sex workers on their rights. The organisations, while noting that the sex workers are "wrongly" judged by many and… ...

BREAKING: Rogue and vagabond law declared unconstitutional in Malawi

Jan 10, 2017 Luke Bisani 70 &

The High Court in Blantyre has declared the rogue and vagabond law unconstitutional, meaning that people will not be arrested for walking at night. The development follows a challenge on the constitutionality of rogue and… ...