Skip to main content
Category

Malawi

Malawi: DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS GUIDELINES FOR PROSECUTORS ON NUISANCE-RELATED OFFENCES IN THE PENAL CODE Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice ResourcesMalawiSubmissions

Malawi: DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS GUIDELINES FOR PROSECUTORS ON NUISANCE-RELATED OFFENCES IN THE PENAL CODE

The Director of Public Prosecutions issued guidelines, which are intended to guide prosecutors in exercising their duties when prosecuting minor nuisance-related offences. Read the guidelines here.
Staff Writer
23 February 2018
NEWS RELEASE: “OUR BODIES! OUR RIGHTS!” ACTIVISTS WELCOME THE PASSING OF THE MALAWI HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT Equality Rights HealthMalawi

NEWS RELEASE: “OUR BODIES! OUR RIGHTS!” ACTIVISTS WELCOME THE PASSING OF THE MALAWI HIV AND AIDS (PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 – Activists and civil society organisations from Malawi and across southern Africa applaud the government of Malawi for showing leadership in its HIV response and upholding…
Staff Writer
13 February 2018
Malawi: Challenging refusal of admission to school Civic RightsCivic Rights Completed CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesMalawiSocio-economic Rights Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights EducationSocio-Economic Rights Education Completed Cases

Malawi: Challenging refusal of admission to school

Factual Background The applicant was refused enrolment at a school on the basis that he had dreadlocks. Over the years, there have been a number of reports of schools refusing…
Staff Writer
21 December 2017
NEWS RELEASE: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CELEBRATE MALAWI’S ADOPTION OF AMENDED HIV LAW THAT REMOVES RIGHTS-INFRINGING PROVISIONS Equality Rights HealthMalawi

NEWS RELEASE: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CELEBRATE MALAWI’S ADOPTION OF AMENDED HIV LAW THAT REMOVES RIGHTS-INFRINGING PROVISIONS

Lilongwe - On Tuesday, 28 November, Malawi Members of Parliament voted to reject coercive and criminalising provisions that threatened human rights in a long-deliberated HIV (Prevention and Management) Bill. Activists…
Staff Writer
29 November 2017
Malawi - flag
Malawi: Challenging the refusal to register LGBTIQ+ organisation in Malawi Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly Ongoing CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Ongoing CasesCivic Rights Ongoing CasesEquality RightsEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ Ongoing CasesEquality Rights Ongoing CasesMalawi

Malawi: Challenging the refusal to register LGBTIQ+ organisation in Malawi

Legal Framework Section 32 of the Malawi Constitution protects freedom of assembly and association. The section states that every person shall have the right to freedom of association, which shall…
Staff Writer
17 August 2017
SALC Research Report: Prosecuting sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities in Malawi
SALC Research Report: Prosecuting sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities in Malawi Equality Rights DisabilityEquality Rights ResourcesEquality Rights WomenMalawiResearch Reports & Policy Briefs

SALC Research Report: Prosecuting sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities in Malawi

This report was prompted by Malawian civil society organisations’ perception that there is a lack of will on the part of police and prosecution to investigate and prosecute cases related…
Staff Writer
31 July 2017
SALC Research Report: Towards a human rights-based approach to learner pregnancy management in Malawi
SALC Research Report: Towards a human rights-based approach to learner pregnancy management in Malawi Equality Rights HealthEquality Rights WomenMalawiResearch Reports & Policy Briefs

SALC Research Report: Towards a human rights-based approach to learner pregnancy management in Malawi

The Malawi government's Revised Readmission Procedures to deal with learner pregnancy was launched in 2006. Ten years later, SALC and the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) conducted research into the…
Staff Writer
31 July 2017