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"Providing inspiration for human rights activities"

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

05/09/2024 in News, Press Statements

Parliament adopts report to review vagrancy offences in Penal code

On 4 September 2024, the Parliament of Malawi adopted the report by the legal affairs committee to review vagrancy offences in the Penal Code. This follows a 2017 judgement by…
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31/07/2024 in News, Newspaper articles

Deport immigrants within 30 days—court

The Nation 31 July, 2024 By Llyod Chitsulo Human rights organisations, including the Malawi Legal Aid Bureau, have praised a High Court ruling that gave 30 days for the State…
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30/07/2024 in News, Press Statements

Malawi High Court upholds protection of undocumented immigrants from arbitrary and indefinite detention.

30 July 2024, Blantyre – Yesterday,  the Mzuzu High Court ordered that 30 days should be the reasonable time envisaged under the Immigration Act within which deportation of undocumented immigrants…
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22/07/2024 in News, Newspaper articles

Long, winding road for Prison Bill

The Daily Times 22 July, 2024 By Thomas Kachere Patricio, now 45, does not remember the year 2003. “I was in prison that year, when prison conditions were bad. This…
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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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