Month: July 2019 Posts

We will still march to Kamuzu Palace – HRDC 

Jul 24, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said it will proceed with plans to conduct demonstrations at Kamuzu Palace tomorrow. The coalition said this at a press conference in Lilongwe today following Lilongwe City Council’s stance… ...

Demonstrations cancelled

Jul 22, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Tuesday’s nationwide demonstrations meant to force MEC Chairperson Jane Ansah out of office have been cancelled, organisers have confirmed. The nation was to be rocked into a new spate of vigils in all major cities… ...

HRDC to hold vigils at State Houses

Jul 19, 2019 Martha Chikoti 3 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) says it will conduct vigils at all State Houses and Lodges if Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah fails to resign. HRDC Chairperson Timothy Mtambo said the organisation will… ...

No demos tomorrow: Protests shifted to Friday

Jul 15, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has shifted Tuesday’s demonstrations to Friday due to the recent arrest of its Vice Chairperson Gift Trapence. Speaking at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Chairperson for HRDC Timothy Mtambo said… ...

Cultural heritage condemns attacks on Mtambo

Jul 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

The Karonga Chitipa Cultural Heritage has condemned attacks on the nationality of Timothy Mtambo who is HRDC National Chairperson and Executive Director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR). The Heritage has also called… ...

Chakwera visits jailed activists

Jul 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera this morning visited jailed rights activists, Gift Trapence and MacDonald Sembereka, in Lilongwe. Trapence and Sembereka were arrested on Tuesday and were being kept at Lilongwe Police Station.… ...

Activists stopped from linking FDH to election rigging

Jul 10, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The High Court has granted FDH Bank and its owner Thomson Mpinganjira a court order restraining activists Timothy Mtambo and Gift Trapence from linking the bank to election rigging. The order which has was issued… ...