CHIPANI CHA DPP CHALEMBA KALATA YODANDAULA KU POLICE PA NKHANZA AKHALA AKUZIWONA!!
The Inspector General Malawi Police Headquarters Lilongwe. Dear Sir, UNWARRANTED HARASSMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY (DPP) BY THE POLICE […]
Human Rights
‘Girl Rising:’ Changing The World, One Story And One Life At A Time
In her 1968 poem, “The Speed of Darkness,” the late American poet Muriel Rukeyser penned the line, “The universe is […]
Khadija’s story, Malawi
Khadija is a shy 15-year-old girl living in Mangochi, a southern province in Malawi. A year ago, Khadija’s older sister […]
Council revamps child protection committee
Mwanza District council has revamped its Child Protection Committee by electing new office bearers to help in arresting the ever […]
Madonna furore: Activists caution Malawi Govt against ‘enemy action’
Malawi human rights activists have asked government to tread carefully in the way it is handling pop diva Madonna, following […]
Lawyer Seodi White fights ‘widow sex’ tradition in Malawi
Lawyer and human rights activist Seodi White has long been an outspoken campaigner for gender justice in Malawi, a country […]
New Malawi disability Act welcome
OVER the past few decades, many governments have introduced measures to promote a range of rights for persons with disabilities. […]
Catholic priest slams human rights activities for advocating for decriminalization of abortion
A Catholic priest has slammed human rights activists who are advocating for decriminalization of abortion in the country saying they […]
Anti-LGBT Remarks in Malawi and Cameroon a Warning Sign as Conclave Approaches
As speculation about a possible African pope continues in Rome, news from Malawi and Cameroon about aggressively anti-LGBT actions by […]
Media urged to sensitize people on human rights
The Malawi Human Rights Commission has challenged the media to take a leading role in sensitizing people about the state […]
Undule Mwakasungula bemoans JB’s double faced approach on gay marriages
Centre for human rights and rehabilitation(CHRR) executive director Undule Mwakasungula has condemned president Joyce Banda’s decision of leaving the issue […]
Gender Equality Bill to be tabled at the National Assembly in February
The Ministry of Gender says the Gender Equality Bill will be tabled in parliament during the next meeting of parliament […]
Malawi rejects 44 UN recommended laws
Out of the 127 UN recommendations on Human Rights, Malawi has rejected 44 including abolition of laws criminalizing same sex […]
Malawi Activists Say Scrapping Sodomy Laws an ‘Uphill Battle’
Despite the Malawi government’s move to suspend a law banning same-sex relationships, activists say winning a total repeal will be […]
Aunt Tiwo granted asylum in South Africa, says no regrets for being jailed for gay wedding
Thrown into jail for 14 years under Malawi’s anti-gay laws, Tiwonge Chimbalanga has no regrets about the marriage ceremony that […]
Gender Coordination Network drives to empower women economically especially in land ownership
The Non-governmental Organisation Gender Coordination Network (NGO-GCN) says it will start engaging chiefs in its drive to empower women economically […]
Of Malawi’s seasoned human rights activists and politics
Malawi will never stop to amuse me. It’s hilarious how people mix everything, politics, human rights, family/personal issues and current […]
Debating homosexuality and human rights in Malawi
By Steve Sharra When Malawi’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ralph Kasambara announced earlier this month that police had […]