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Malawi High Court rules in favour of a widow previously dispossessed of her land and grants her a permanent injunction protecting her property rights Equality RightsEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-economic Rights News

Malawi High Court rules in favour of a widow previously dispossessed of her land and grants her a permanent injunction protecting her property rights

On Monday 22 May 2017, the High Court of Malawi, sitting in Mzuzu, dismissed an action brought by the Plaintiff, a daughter to an elite couple, against the Defendant, an…
Staff Writer
24 May 2017
Malawi: Protecting women from illegal land seizure Equality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Completed CasesMalawiSocio-Economic RightsSocio-economic Rights Completed CasesSocio-economic Rights Land RightsSocio-Economic Rights Land Rights Completed Cases

Malawi: Protecting women from illegal land seizure

                SALC is working with Youth Watch Society (YOWSO) to help a poor single woman, Mary, and her widowed mother, Idesi retain the…
Staff Writer
22 May 2017
Malawi: Discriminatory sentencing against persons with albinism Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights DisabilityEquality Rights Disability Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Discriminatory sentencing against persons with albinism

SALC is working with the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) and a private lawyer, Mr Daniel Kalaya, to review a discriminatory sentence against a man with albinism…
Staff Writer
8 February 2017
Malawi: Challenging the criminalisation of breastfeeding by women living with HIV Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesEquality RightsEquality Rights Completed CasesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health Completed CasesEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women Completed CasesMalawi

Malawi: Challenging the criminalisation of breastfeeding by women living with HIV

SALC worked with the International Coalition of Women living with HIV (ICW), Malawi and a private lawyer, Mr Wesley Mwafulirwa, to support the appeal of a woman living with HIV against her…
Staff Writer
29 January 2017
Malawi: Challenging constitutionality of rogue and vagabond offence Criminal JusticeCriminal Justice Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform Completed CasesCriminal Justice Criminal Police Abuse Completed CasesCriminal Justice Police AbuseMalawi

Malawi: Challenging constitutionality of rogue and vagabond offence

In March 2015, the applicant was arrested by police whilst on his way to the market where he works as a street vendor. He was charged with the offence of…
Staff Writer
28 January 2017