Human Rights

The Government of Malawi on Saturday led its partners in launching the first-ever National Children’s Alliance (NCA), demonstrating a bold step towards strengthening child...

Blantyre District Council and child rights organisations have called for stronger collaboration to safeguard children from abuse, neglect, and family separation, stressing the need...

The training, organized by WOLREC with support from Save the Children, aims to ensure that teachers are better equipped to protect learners, promote equality, and create safer school environments through awareness, early detection, and community collaboration

The Malawi Council for Disability Affairs (MACODA) held a disability rights clinic in Machinga to raise public awareness about the newly enacted Persons with Disabilities Act of 2024, aiming to promote inclusion, equality, and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities across social, economic, and political sectors. The campaign addressed widespread ignorance in communities about disability rights, which contributes to marginalisation and abuse.

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has highlighted the significance of strategic litigation in advancing gender equality and protecting human rights in the country.

The Independent Complaints Commission (ICC) says it has completed handling 73 out of 420 public complaints against police officers received since 2021.

The Youth and Society (YAS) has turned up the heat on the Malawi Prison Service, demanding full disclosure of the identities and profiles of 21 inmates recently pardoned by President Lazarus Chakwera as part of the Easter clemency exercise.

A local non-governmental organization, Sprodeta, has emphasized the crucial role of women in the country’s development.

Child rights activist, Memory Chisenga, has expressed frustration over the prolonged sodomy trial involving a Dutch national, Wim Jan Akster, former Financial Director of Timotheos Foundation who allegedly sodomised six boys that sought education scholarship. 

While progress has been made, gender activists remain skeptical about the pace of change, urging the government and stakeholders to move beyond policy declarations and ensure real implementation of Gender Equality Act.

Deputy Minister for Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Halima Daudi says Malawi will join the international community in commemorating the International Women's Day on March 8, 2025.

In an interview after touring three schools namely; Naviziba, Yamba and Lufita Primary schools on Thursday, Kundimbule warned School Management Committees, Parent Teacher's Associations and learners on the dangers of early marriages, teen pregnancies and child trafficking.