Month: August 2019 Posts

HRDC dragged to court over demo damage

Aug 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 6 &

People who lost property during post-election demonstrations are demanding K546 million compensation from the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). Twenty six victims want the HRDC to pay them K545,802,450 for loss of property during demonstrations.… ...

HRDC to hold ‘two million march’ on Wednesday

Aug 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 4 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it will hold protests dubbed “two million nationwide demonstrations” from Wednesday to Friday. Speaking to reporters, HRDC Chairperson Timothy Mtambo said they will protest in the streets… ...

House at Mtambo’s village petrol-bombed

Aug 22, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Thugs have petrol-bombed a house at human rights activist Timothy Mtambo’s village in Chitipa. Mtambo confirmed on Facebook about the attack which occurred at around 2AM at Ishalikila Village, Traditional Authority Mwabulambia in Chitipa. “I… ...

Dialogue with Muluzi is useless, all we want is Jane Ansah Must Fall: Mtambo snubs Bakili

Aug 20, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has thrown to the ground a call for dialogue from former President Bakili Muluzi over the incoming series of demonstrations against management of the May 21 elections. The HRDC… ...

Atcheya asks to meet Mtambo again ahead of planned protests

Aug 19, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Former President Bakili Muluzi has written Human Rights Defenders (HRDC) leader Timothy Mtambo to meet over the planned wave of demonstrations later this month. The letter follows a previous one in which Atcheya as Muluzi… ...

Mtambo’s house bombed because of protests – Government

Aug 16, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The President Peter Mutharika administration has blamed post-election protests for the petrol bomb attack at rights activist Timothy Mtambo’s house. In a statement posted on official Malawi Government Facebook page today, Minister of Information Mark… ...

Attack on Mtambo’s property a clear act of intimidation – Amnesty

Aug 16, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Amnesty International has described the   petrol-bomb attack on Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo’s property as a clear act of intimidation, designed to deter him from carrying out his human rights work. The… ...