THe Mid Week Sun 12 June 2014 Principal state counsel David Moloise has argued that it is in the public interest that government refuses to provide foreign prisoners with anti-retroviral…
Staff Writer13 June 2014
On 6 July 2014 Malawi celebrated 50 years of independence from British rule. Ironically, in the two weeks leading up to this momentous occasion, the Malawi Police Service used laws…
Staff Writer8 June 2014
On Friday, 4 April 2014 the Mbabane High Court heard argument in the urgent application brought by Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu to challenge the constitutionality of their arrest warrants.…
Staff Writer4 April 2014
OMCT-SOS Torture Network Paris-Geneva, November 28, 2013. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, welcomes the acquittal of Mr. Abel Chikomo, Executive Director of the…
Staff Writer28 November 2013
13 September 2013 The Post Online A NUTRITION expert on Wednesday told the Lusaka High Court that prison authorities should be sensitive to the dietary needs of inmates who are…
Staff Writer17 September 2013
Richard Brigden, formerly a project lawyer for SALC in Malawi, now based at the UK Bar with Garden Court North Chambers, is currently back in Malawi representing SALCÂ and participating…
Staff Writer27 August 2013
To be clear, no provision in the Malawi Penal Code criminalises the selling of sexual services by a sex worker. Yet, some police officers in Malawi appear to be operating under the…
Staff Writer7 August 2013
Globally, there has been an increase in the implementation of laws which limit the behaviour, actions and movements of persons in public spaces. This greatly impedes the lives and livelihoods…
Staff Writer24 July 2013
Victor Mhango at a workshop in Blantyre on 13 June 2013 It is common knowledge that the criminalisation of activities related to sex work places sex workers at risk of…
Staff Writer21 June 2013