Gift Trapence Archives

Bloodsuckers saga: Govt urged to take action

May 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) have urged government to put more effort in ending the issue of bloodsuckers which has led to violence in parts… ...

HRDC continues calls for Botomani and Mhango to resign

May 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) is still demanding Minister of Information Mark Botomani and Minister of Health Jappie Mhango to resign as ministers, saying they have failed to convince Malawians on how Covid-19 funds are… ...

HRDC leader involved in car crash

May 02, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Gift Trapence was involved in a car crash on Saturday along the Zalewa road. Trapence was with his 11-year-old son and his wife when the accident occurred. He told… ...

HRDC calls for Botomani and Mhango’s resignation

May 01, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has demanded Minister of Information Mark Botomani and Minister of Health Jappie Mhango to resign, saying the two have abused Covid-19 funds. The Coalition's chairperson Gift Trapence and other… ...

HRDC obtains injunction against lockdown

Apr 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has obtained an injunction restraining President Peter Mutharika’s administration from instituting a lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda granted the injunction to the rights group on… ...

HRDC to challenge Covid-19 lockdown in court

Apr 16, 2020 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will launch a legal challenge against the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown. Speaking at a press briefing in Lilongwe today, HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence said government is supposed to come… ...

HRDC vows to continue its operations

Apr 08, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will continue with its operations as an organization focused on human rights activism following the resignation of former Chairperson Timothy Mtambo . Chairperson of the organization Gift Trapence… ...

Mutharika defends arrest of Malawi activists

Mar 12, 2020 Russell Kondowe 2 &

President Peter Mutharika has defended the arrest of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders saying their activities are “criminal”. Mutharika made the remarks in Chikwawa where he launched the Shire Valley Transformation Programme Phase One… ...

Malawi activists still in custody

Mar 11, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders will spend another night in prison as a court in Lilongwe has said it will deliver its ruling on the activists’ bail application tomorrow. The activists, HRDC chairperson Timothy… ...

Court orders Malawi Police to transfer activists’ case to Lilongwe

Mar 10, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered the Malawi Police to transfer the case of the arrested Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) members to Lilongwe. Activists McDonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence were arrested in Lilongwe… ...

Amnesty tells Mutharika to stop threatening activists

Mar 10, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Rights group, Amnesty International, has demanded the release of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders and has asked President Peter Mutharika to stop threatening activists. Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa,… ...

Release HRDC leaders now! – UTM

Mar 09, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

The United Transformation Movement (UTM) has demanded the release of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) members who were arrested last night. Police nabbed the organisation's vice chairperson Gift Trapence and member Reverend McDonald Sembereka, in… ...