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Amnesty says people with albinism in Malawi urgently need better protection

Dec 05, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Talandira's burial site Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Malawi to improve the protection of persons with albinism across the country following the killing of three-year-old Talandira Chirwa and other attacks in recent… ...

Mob assault Older women accused of witchcraft in Mzimba, Malawi

Malawi Police Arrest 20 people in Mzimba for Assaulting Elderly Women Accused of Witchcraft; Three Chiefs Suspended

Dec 05, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

In a shocking and deeply disturbing incident that unfolded in Mzimba district, Malawi, police have taken action by arresting a mob of twenty people who were involved in the harassment and assault of elderly women… ...

MANEPO condemns ill-treatment of elderly women in Mzimba

Dec 04, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Malawi Network for Older Persons Organisations (MANEPO) has condemned the recent harassment of two elderly women in Mzimba over witchcraft allegations and has demanded the arrest and prosecution of the culprits. On Saturday, the… ...

UNHCR asks Malawi to reconsider refugee relocation decision

Nov 29, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

The UN Refugee Agency has urged the Malawi Government to allow refugee families to remain in rural or urban settings where they can continue their education, be employed and operate their small businesses. The agency… ...

Activist Sylvester Namiwa who leads Cdedi

CDEDI says relocation of refugees is ‘state sponsored xenophobia’

Nov 29, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded government to suspend its plan of relocating refugees and asylum seekers, saying the exercise is just but one state sponsored xenophobia. CDEDI Executive Director… ...

Kawale Police calls for unified efforts to end GBV

Nov 26, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Kawale Police Station on Friday engaged another gear to lobby stakeholders within its policing area to stand up and fight against gender-based violence. The police station organized a march to launch of 16 days of… ...

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… ...