Month: November 2023 Posts

Government told to address hunger, high cost of living

Nov 06, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has asked government to act with urgency in resolving the hunger crisis and the continued rise in prices of goods, issues which the commission says are worsening and affecting… ...

Malawi Government accused of lying that refugee relocation exercise followed rule of law

Oct 27, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

INUA Advocacy, a dedicated advocate for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, has condemned the gross misrepresentation of facts by a Malawi Government delegation which has told the African Commission on Human and Peoples'… ...

​​​Zimbabwe: Opposition politician spends 500 days in pre-trial detention

Oct 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Amnesty says the continued detention of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) politician, Job Sikhala, who has spent 500 days in pretrial detention, is a gross miscarriage of justice and an indictment of Zimbabwe’s judicial system… ...

Law experts welcome Chikondi Chijozi’s election as MHRC Chairperson

Oct 26, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Law experts in the country have weelcomed the election of renowned human rights lawyer Chikondi Chijozi as the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) eighth cohort Chairperson. On Wednesday 25 October, 2023 MHRC Commissioners in accordance… ...

AG asks the Judiciary to safeguard human rights

Oct 20, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The attorney General of Malawi, Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda has underscored the need for the Judiciary to continue upholding pillars of justice in safeguarding the rights of every individual in the country Chakaka-Nyirenda said this during the… ...

20 elderly people killed since January

Oct 13, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Jean Sendeza has expressed disappointment with killings of elderly people, saying the country has recorded 20 deaths since January this year. Sendeza said this when she visited… ...

MHRRC calls on CSOs to advocate for safe abortion

Sep 28, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Resource Center (MHRRC) has called on all Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to build stronger movements to advocate for the removal of restrictive abortion laws in Malawi. This comes as the world… ...