On 2 December 2022, the High Court of Malawi granted a temporary order restraining the Blantyre City Council from forcibly evicting, without due notice and reason, informal traders from the…
Staff Writer8 December 2022
Blantyre, 9 November 2022 – On 8 November 2022, the High Court of Malawi issued a judgment declaring the police’s indiscriminate practice of sweeping exercises unlawful and in violation of…
Staff Writer9 November 2022
Blantyre, Malawi – On Friday, 22 July 2022, Malawi High Court Judge Zione Ntaba, will deliver a judgment in the judicial review case of State v Officer in Charge, Kasungu…
Staff Writer21 July 2022
Background Section 153 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi and Section 4 of the Malawi Police Services Act provide that the Malawi Police Services’ mandate is to provide…
Staff Writer18 May 2022
Blantyre, 18 January 2022 – Today, the High Court of Malawi sentenced former Police Officer, Andrew Chagaga, to 30 years’ imprisonment for rape of a minor in police custody. Background…
Staff Writer18 January 2022
The TRC and SALC note with great concern the reports of torture and ill-treatment of Advocate Napo Mafaesa by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) whilst being in custody. The…
Staff Writer14 January 2022
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), inflicts harm on women and girls and is a severe violation of bodily integrity and autonomy, especially when perpetrated by persons in positions of authority,…
Luntha Chimbwete30 November 2021
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 Writer15 July 2021