Ongoing Cases
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Malawi: Challenging eviction of Blantyre informal traders
The Blantyre informal traders are challenging forced eviction from the marketplace by the city council.
Malawi: Ending impunity of police officers for rape
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…
Articles
Court ordered reform: Why are vagrancy laws still unchanged?
The Nation Newspaper (28 April 2026) Chikondi Chijozi Jere When the High Court on 22 July 2022 delivered its landmark ruling on police “sweeping exercises,” it did more than condemn…
The badge we fear
Polity 14 May 2025 Makhosemvelo Mthembu In South Africa, police abuse is not an isolated incident — it is our daily reality. For many communities, especially the poor and marginalised,…
Resources
The ties that bind us
This collection of photos is curated in honour of Desmond Tutu, who continues to inspire our work. Click here to view the English, Portuguese, and French exhibition booklet.
What’s new in the Prison Bill 2025
Weekend Nation 5 April 2025 Chikondi Chijozi The Prisons Act in Malawi was enacted into law in 1956. When Malawi adopted the 1994 Constitution, which entrenched the Bill of Rights…
