On 8 September 2016, the Zomba High Court delivered a judgment in which the Court set aside the conviction of nineteen (19) women who were found guilty of the offence…
Staff Writer9 September 2016
Nyasa Times 2 September 2016 Attorney General’s office has asked the Constitutional Court to throw out an application by Blantyre-based vendor Mayeso Gwanda who is challenging the constitutionality of the…
Staff Writer7 September 2016
Blantyre-On 1 September 2016, a three-member bench of the High Court of Malawi will hear arguments on the constitutionality of section 184(1)(c) of the Penal Code. The applicant is a…
Staff Writer31 August 2016
International Detention Coalition 6 July 2016 The Malawi Immigration Law Audit highlights why children who have fled their home countries should not be in held in detention. As part of…
Staff Writer7 July 2016
Malawi Nation 25 May 2016 Annabel Raw & Jessica Oluoch Persons with albinism in Malawi face violence and discrimination of the most condemnable and abhorrent kind. Human rights violations of…
Annabel Raw26 May 2016
SALC is working with the Centre for Human Rights Education Advocacy and Advice (CHREAA), building on previous work establishing a right to bail for terminally ill remandees, to develop a right to palliative care…
Staff Writer24 March 2016
By Tashwill Esterhuizen In 2012, we saw a shift in the policy of the Executive branch of the Malawian Government towards sexual minorities. It committed itself to upholding regional, international…
Staff Writer14 March 2016
SALC is working with the Center for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) to advance best interests of children in decisions to incarcerate caregivers. International guidelines recommend taking into account…
Staff Writer11 March 2016
Concerned about the situation of children in the country, Malawi’s Center for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) has joined forces with the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) to…
Staff Writer3 March 2016