Month: May 2018 Posts

Police told to investigate political violence cases

May 11, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has told police to investigate cases of political violence as the country is edging closer towards the general elections. Addressing the media at a press briefing held Thursday at… ...

Demo organisers hail peaceful protests

May 06, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Human rights activists who organised the 27 April demonstrations have hailed Malawians for marching peacefully in all three regions of the country. In a statement dated May 3, the rights activists under Human Rights Defenders… ...

CSOs asks govt to abolish death penalty

May 03, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country have called on government to live up to its human rights commitments by abolishing the death penalty. The CSOs made the call on Wednesday in Mauritania at the… ...

Malawi, Scotland sign bilateral agreement

Apr 25, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika and Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon have signed a bilateral agreement between the two nations. The two countries will work together on health, education, human rights, governance and social enterprise in order… ...

Stop giving money to street kids – Govt

Apr 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has told Malawians to stop giving money to street children. Minister Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Jean Kalilani made the remarks on Thursday during a press briefing on the 2018 International Day of… ...

Malawi social workers recruited to probe child abuse allegations

Apr 10, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

German child rights organisation Kindernothilfe (KNH) has recruited social workers from Malawi government to investigate child abuse allegations against Brother Aidan Clohessy, who founded and worked as director of St John of God Community Services… ...

Police questioned for forcing woman to delete convoy pictures

Feb 28, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 41 &

The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) says it has instituted an investigation into an incident in which the police forced a woman to delete pictures of the presidential convoy. It is reported that a woman… ...