Month: November 2017 Posts

Boycott Parliament – Malawian activists demand

Nov 08, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 86 &

Civil Society Organizations have called on members of the Malawi parliament to boycott parliament because of government’s failure to table the Electoral Reforms Bills in the next sitting of Parliament, saying all opposition MPs including… ...

Balaka CSOs echo draft NGO Policy concerns; call for revision

Jul 05, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Members of Balaka civil society organisations have called upon government to re-work the draft NGO Policy if the CSOs are to effectively contribute to national development in the country. The CSOs made the call Friday… ...

Probe Chaponda further – CHRR

Feb 23, 2017 Luke Bisani 34 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has urged the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to further probe George Chaponda despite President Peter Mutharika firing him as minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development. Mutharika who has… ...

CHRR condemns patients queuing to access ART treatment in Chikwawa

Nov 13, 2016 Chilenje Chilenje 13 &

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has expressed worry over increasing reports that HIV/Aids patients are forced to queue to access ARVs at Ngabu Rural hospital in Chikwawa. CHRR Advocacy coordinator, Fletcher Simwaka… ...

Mist surrounds Issa Njauju murder key suspect: Police say they never arrested him

Oct 09, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 43 &

A suspect in the murder of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director of Corporate Affairs Issa Njauju has disappeared after he was arrested last month. The suspect, a Mchinji based police officer, was arrested last month after… ...

Sex work is legal in Malawi: CSOs hail court for backing sex workers

Sep 21, 2016 Bright Malenga 124 &

Human rights organisations in the country have commended the High Court in Zomba for freeing 19 sex workers who were convicted and fined by Dedza fourth grade magistrate court in February this year for making… ...

CHRR mad at Chanco for being used by politicians

Aug 24, 2016 Luke Bisani 2 &

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has condemned Chancellor College (Chanco) management for summoning student leaders to appear before a disciplinary committee over the anti-fees hike demonstrations. On Monday this week, Chanco management… ...