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Challenge to use of defilement offences against adolescents in consensual sex in Malawi

Blantyre, 14 January 2022 – On 15 January 2022, the Malawi High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court will hear an application made by two minors AJ and TS who…

Staff Writer14 February 2022

Equality Rights Equality Rights Health Equality Rights News Malawi

Malawi Constitutional Court to hear challenge to use of defilement offence against adolescents engaging in consensual sex

Blantyre, 29 October 2021 - The Chief Justice, Honourable Justice A.K.C. Nyirenda has certified as a constitutional matter, the case of AJ v State, in which a 15-year old boy…

Staff Writer29 October 2021

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Challenge to use of defilement offences against adolescents in consensual sex in Malawi

Malawi Constitutional Court to hear challenge to use of defilement offence against adolescents engaging in consensual sex

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