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We’re delighted to have you visit our digital home. Since our establishment in 2000, CHREAA has been at the forefront of championing human rights across Malawi. Through advocacy, litigation, research and education, we strive to uphold the rights of vulnerable groups and create a more just and equitable society.

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Access to justice

STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MALAWI

This initiative focuses on enhancing access to justice and bridging the gap between informal and formal justice systems in rural Malawi. Through the training of community paralegals and mobile legal clinics, the project aims to empower communities and promote equitable access to justice for all.
Torture
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COMBATING TORTURE IN PLACES OF DETENTION

This project aims to eradicate the practice of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities. Through comprehensive victim support services and advocacy efforts, CHREAA works to empower survivors, enhance reporting mechanisms, and promote accountability within law enforcement agencies.
MBP
Access to justice

MALAWI BAIL PROJECT

A pioneering initiative focused on empowering economically disadvantaged individuals with essential legal knowledge to navigate the bail application process effectively. Through strategic dissemination of information and targeted training sessions, the project aims to increase the approval rate of bail applications and alleviate the burden of prolonged pre-trial detentions in Malawi's overcrowded prisons.

RECENT POSTS

20/06/2025 in News, Newspaper articles, Press Statements

Civil Society Coalition on Migration (CCM) Statement | #WorldRefugeeDay2025

STATEMENT ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2025June 20, 2025Theme: Solidarity with Refugees A Moment of Reckoning for Malawi’s Refugee Commitments On this World Refugee Day, the Civil Society Coalition on Migration…
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18/06/2025 in Access to justice, Annual Reports, Articles, News, Press Statements

The Survivor Behind the Accused

In 2023, TrialWatch, the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law International Human Rights Clinic (USC IHRC) interviewed…
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03/04/2025 in News, Newspaper articles, Other

The new prison Bill: What has changed?

The Prisons Act in Malawi was enacted into law in 1956. When Malawi adopted the 1994 Constitution, which entrenched the Bill of Rights with clear provisions on the rights of…
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17/09/2024 in News, Newspaper articles

Learn from Kenya’s prisons

Overcrowding. Malnutrition. Poor sanitation. Low access to healthcare. Challenges keep piling for inmates in Malawi’s prisons, but human rights defender VICTOR CHAGUNYUKA MHANGO says the country’s policymakers should look no …
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Our impact with long life-changing results

Boxten Kudziwe

From Prison to advocacy

“CHREAA, it is our humble prayer that though you are facing challenges, don’t give up, keep on paving the way for our rights until the cock craws, GOD bless.”

Mayeso Gwanda

The vendor who changed the law.

“I believe poverty is no crime, that is why I maintained the case although many friends of mine urged me not to fight the State.”

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