SALC has supported several cases which seek to compel the Malawi Government to end its practices of prolonged pre-trial detention. In Mkula v Republic, SALC brought a habeas corpus petition after the applicant had been held in detention for almost ten years without a trial. Although applicant's heabeas petition was denied, the court granted him bail. In the case of Zilimuthi v Republic, SALC sought to highlight Malawi's obligation to grant bail in cases where no prima facie evidence exists. In Mphembedzu v  The Republic, SALC secured bail for a terminally ill juvenile expanding earlier precedent which indicated that bail should only be granted in cases of terminal illness and only if the illness cannot reasonably be managed in prison. These cases are part of SALC's larger objective of securing prisoners' rights. 

To read the Mkula judgement click here.

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