Malawi Law Society questions legality of suspending anti-gay laws
Law Society of Malawi says moratorium is an insult to parliament and that only legislature can make such changes. Lawyers […]
Human Rights
Stop giving handouts to the disabled – MACOHA
The Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA) has expressed sadness at the continued tendency of giving handouts to persons with […]
Govt, activists fight over K50m
Battle lines have been drawn between the office of the Attorney General and human right activists who are demanding K50 […]
Rights activists ask Malawians to tone down criticism on homosexuals
Human rights campaigners in Malawi have asked the citizenry not to use religion and culture to ‘punish’ homosexuals and other […]
Concerned Citizens petition govt over suspension of homosexuality laws
We, the Concerned Citizens of Malawi, would like to express our concern over the government’s stifling of debate over the […]
Scrapping Malawi 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 […]
Malawi suspends anti-gay laws
Malawi is shelving its laws against homosexuality pending a vote on whether to repeal them, a rights group said, a […]
Democracy will not advance if we relax
The advent of multiparty democracy about 20 years ago brought new challenges like finding ways of sustaining democracy to avoid […]
How the law has failed to protect Malawi’s children
Patrick Martin, 14, and his brother Mayeso, 15, are safely home for the moment with their mother and other siblings […]
SADC gender protocol 2012 barometer for Malawi
The swearing in of Joyce Banda as the first female president of Malawi in April 2012 has been a major […]
MISA saddened by Malawi government’s effort to silence the media
The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has said it is saddened by efforts employed by […]
Malawi Police round-up child traffickers
Four men in Malawi are in police custody after being nabbed for child trafficking in Phalombe, the police have confirmed. […]
Gender activists condemn attacks on women
Malawi gender activists have condemned perpetrators of recent violent attacks on women telling them to stop attacking women with an […]
JB appoints new Malawi Human Rights Commissioners
President Joyce Banda has appointed new commissioners for the Malawi Human Rights Commission MHRC, three months after the expiry of […]
Anita Kalinde against homosexuality
Minister of Gender and Child Development Anita Kalinde astounded a group of 60 school girls on Sunday when she categorically […]
Malawi’s Activists Turned Politicians: What Standards Should Joyce Banda’s Administration Be Held To?
In the wake of the death of Malawi’s former president, Bingu wa Mutharika due to cardiac arrest, the country’s political […]
Malawi opposition attacks plans to decriminalize gay sex
The Malawian Opposition has attacked plans by President Joyce Banda to decriminalize sex between men, warning that it might lead […]
Malawi children falling victim to human traffickers
Children from Malawi are being trafficked into neighbouring Tanzania to work as forced labour or in the sex trade Walusungu […]