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Malawi High Court declared detention of children in police custody unlawful

Blantyre, 30 July 2021 – The Malawi High Court today delivered a judgment declaring the lower Court’s detention of children in police custody unlawful. The presiding Judge, Justice Chirwa, stated…
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30 July 2021
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Malawi: Bringing accountability for sexual violence by the police Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Police Abuse Completed CasesCriminal Justice Police AbuseEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Bringing accountability for sexual violence by the police

Background Petty offences are minor offences for which the punishment is prescribed by law to carry a warning, community service, a low-value fine or short term of imprisonment, often for…
Staff Writer
15 July 2021
The Global Gag Rule and Access to Abortion: Impact on law reform in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Eswatini and Malawi Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights ResourcesEswatiniMalawiMozambiqueResearch Reports & Policy BriefsZambiaZimbabwe

The Global Gag Rule and Access to Abortion: Impact on law reform in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Eswatini and Malawi

SALC presents a policy brief on the impact of the Global gag rule on law reform for access to safe abortion in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Eswatini and Malawi within the…
Staff Writer
22 February 2021
Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UNHRC for the LOIPR to be considered in relation to Malawi Criminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice ResourcesEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights ResourcesMalawiSubmissions

Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UNHRC for the LOIPR to be considered in relation to Malawi

The Malawi Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Reprieve and Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) submit information to the Human…
Staff Writer
25 January 2021