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Learn from Kenya’s prisons

17/09/2024
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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Parliament adopts report to review vagrancy offences in Penal code

05/09/2024
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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Deport immigrants within 30 days—court

31/07/2024
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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Malawi High Court upholds protection of undocumented immigrants from arbitrary and indefinite detention.

30/07/2024
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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Long, winding road for Prison Bill

22/07/2024
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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CSOs against refugees’rights violations

23/06/2024
The Nation on Sunday 23 June, 2024 By Llyod Chitsulo Civil Society Coalition on Migration has appealed to government to prioritise refugees’ rights, dignity and humanity. The sentiments were made…
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COMMEMORATIVE STATEMENT ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY, 2024

20/06/2024
Issued today, 20 June 2024 Each year, on June 20th, the global community comes together to celebrate World Refugee Day, a day dedicated to honoring the resilience and courage of…
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Parliament, Executive risks contempt of court

30/05/2024
The Nation Newspaper, 30th May, 2024 BY James Chavula Two of the three arms of government, the Legislature and the Executive, risk contempt of court sanction for delaying to review…