Month: November 2022 Posts

Malawian activist nominated for global award on death penalty fight

Nov 19, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

One of the country's human rights activists who is also University of Malawi Lecturer,  Alexious Kamangila, has been nominated for the Public Grand Prize award at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty. This… ...

Opposition leader drums up support for abolition of death penalty

Nov 01, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The country's Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has called on people in the country to get united and fight for abolition of death penalty which he says violates fundamental tenets of right to… ...

Legal Affairs Committee recommends abolition of death penalty

Aug 05, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An inquiry report by the Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) has recommended that the country should abolish death penalty. The development follows a public inquiry which PLAC instituted few months ago which was in response… ...

Expert trashes call for referendum on death penalty

May 22, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As debate on whether to abolish death penalty or not continues, one of Malawi's legal expert has trashed a call by Malawi Law Society (MLS) for a referendum on death penalty. This comes following a… ...

Parliament holds inquiry on abolition of death penalty

May 10, 2022 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has started conducting public inquiries on the proposed abolition of the death penalty. The committee will conduct these public inquires starting this morning at Parliament Building in Lilongwe. Further hearings… ...

Malawi Legislators in support of death penalty abolition

Apr 14, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawian members of parliament have come out in support of the calls to abolish death sentence and many of them have since opted for life imprisonment instead. This follows a report by parliamentary committee on… ...

Organization develops radio play to encourage conversations on death penalty

Nov 03, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A radio play focusing on how the death penalty affects the society’s pursuit for justice will be aired on MBC Radio 1 starting this Thursday at 6:30 PM. According to the play’s producer, Chisomo Liwimbi,… ...