PASI trains mediators
The Paralegal Advisory Service Institute (PASI) has embarked on a project to train local mediators across the country to be helping in resolving disputes. According to PASI Team Leader for the Southern Region of Malawi… ...
Month: March 2019 Posts
Activist worried over blackouts in prisons
A prisoner’s rights activist has expressed disappointment over frequent power cuts in prisons. According to the activist, Victor Mhango, the power outages in the country's prisons are leading to inmates sleeping on empty stomachs. Mhango… ...
Malawi sex workers tipped on their rights
The Centre for Human Rights Education Advice Assistance (CHREAA) on Tuesday held a workshop to drill sex workers on their rights. The organisations, while noting that the sex workers are "wrongly" judged by many and… ...
Oyenda usiku asamamangidwe; a Malawi akufuna malamulo a vakabu asinthidwe
Mzika za dziko lino zapitiliza kulira kuti malamulo amene amagwilitsidwa ntchito pomanga ndi kumenya anthu opezeka akuyenda usiku athe. Anthu akupempha kuti malamulo amenewa asinthidwe Kamba koti malamulowa amangopweteka anthu osauka. Mwa zina, malamulowa amapatsa… ...
Calls for review of vagabond laws in Malawi continue
Calls for reviews of vagrancy laws such as rogue and vagabond rages on in Malawi with the citizenry making the calls as people continue being arrested feeling 'innocent'. The law gives power to law enforcers… ...
Activists faults govt on arrests of foreigners
Human rights activists have faulted the Malawi government for its policy of jailing illegal immigrants. The condemnation comes soon after reports in the media that Malawi locked up 119 Ethiopian illegal migrants in its prisons.… ...
Malawi told to change laws and save millions
The Malawi government has been urged to change laws on immigration and save millions of Kwacha. According to Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), government loses about K4 million when it choose… ...
Malawi courts slammed for prison congestion
One of the country’s human rights organisations, Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) has faulted Malawi’s justice system for congestion in prisons. According to CHREAA, the country’s courts need to have alternative… ...
