Month: July 2019 Posts

Activist Gift Trapence arrested

Jul 09, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 9 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested Gift Trapence who is vice chairperson of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) which organised demonstrations last week. The arrest came after law enforcers raided Trapence’s house in Lilongwe. At… ...

MHRC calls for protection of demo organisers

Jul 05, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has condemned threats targeted at members of the Human Rights Defender Coalition (HRDC) in Malawi and has asked the police to protect the organizers of the post-election demonstrations. The… ...

Tippex mocked our democracy – activists

Jun 17, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

.. Justify calls for Ansah’s resignation From being an innocent correction fluid used to erase errors on printed and written documents, Tippex is now perceived to be a liquid which was used to steal the… ...

HRDC tells MEC to delay election results

May 27, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called on the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to address all the concerns regarding the 21st May 2019 presidential elections before declaring the presidential winner. The group said this on… ...

Mtambo, Trapence reject claim they are sponsored by UTM

Mar 22, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HDRC) has denied claims that they are supported by UTM to implicate government officials in the killings of persons with albinism. HRDC's Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence say the claims… ...

ACB boss Matemba challenges activists to get him fired

Oct 24, 2018 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Reyneck Matemba has challenged rights activists to get him fired saying he will gladly leave the bureau. The bureau chief has said he is ready to leave the ACB if… ...

CSOs obtain injunction against LCC over demo conditions

Sep 21, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Civil Society Organisation have obtained an injunction against Lilongwe City Council (LCC) stopping the council from imposing conditions on today’s demonstrations. The council told organisers of the protests that the demonstrations will take place from… ...