Month: December 2019 Posts

HRDC demands arrest of police officers who raped women at Msundwe

Dec 21, 2019 Martha Chikoti 4 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has given the Malawi Police Service five days to arrest police officers suspected of raping women and girls at Msundwe  and Mpingu Trading Centres. Speaking on Saturday during a… ...

Msundwe rape victim pregnant

Dec 09, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

One of the women raped by police officers at Msundwe in Lilongwe says she is pregnant. The woman got pregnant after being raped by a police officer on October 9th this year. Another woman who… ...

HRDC conducts citizen rally at Msundwe

Nov 24, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) conducted a citizen rally at Msundwe Trading Centre in Lilongwe today where the grouping assured women who were raped by police officers that justice will prevail. Speaking at the… ...

HRDC visits Msundwe rape victims

Oct 28, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) on Sunday visited women and girls who were raped and tortured by police officers. In an interview with Malawi24, the grouping's acting chairperson Luke Tembo expressed concern for the… ...

Gender activists march over Msundwe rapes

Oct 25, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN) has organized demonstrations today in Lilongwe to protest against the rape of women and girls by police officers. Joseph Njala, NGO-GCN coordinator, said the main purpose of the demonstrations… ...

Police should not investigate Msundwe rapes – HRDC

Oct 22, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says the Malawi police should not investigate the alleged rape of women and girls at Msundwe because police officers are key suspects. The grouping said this at a press… ...

Govt condemns rape of women and girls at Msundwe

Oct 18, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The Government has expressed shock over reports that police officers raped women and teenage girls at Msundwe and two other trading centres in Lilongwe. In a statement released yesterday, the government through the Ministry of… ...