Like Botswana, Malawi should scrap off outdated homosexuality laws
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Just like what Botswana has done, Malawi should scrap off outdated colonial homosexuality laws. The suspension of the implementation of outdated laws […]
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Malawi moves towards Universal Healthcare
Good health is a precondition for development because only a healthy people can develop a country. Only a healthy people can fight poverty. That is […]
NGOs build capacity of Malawian lawyers to undertake abortion litigation
MANGOCHI, Malawi – Litigation is one strategy that can result in clarification of current vague abortion laws, which are perpetrating violation of women rights, a […]
Malawi: When Pope admits rape, sex slavery, abortion in church
Following the admission by Pope Francis that the Roman Catholic Church is dogged with pedophilia, rape, sex slavery and forced abortions, the church leadership in […]
Abortion bill in Malawi gets a nod from religious leaders
As part of addressing the burden of unsafe abortions that are contributing to maternal deaths, Malawi needs to urgently review its archaic abortion law, liberal […]
Malawi traditional chief calls for enactment of new abortion law
MZIMBA, Malawi – A senior traditional leader in northern Malawi Inkosi (Chief) Mabilabo Jere has urged the government to enact the proposed Termination of Pregnancy […]
Malawi: Liberal theologians call for decriminalisation of homosexuality
Authorities in Malawi should decriminalise homosexuality as part of the government’s commitment to uphold human rights for all, theologians have said. Among the theologians who […]
Clinics for key populations in Malawi mock outdated same-sex laws
Forget that same sex relations in Malawi are criminalised! Various organisations in the conservative southern African nation are implementing strategies to ensure key populations including […]
Malawi census officials urged to stop harassing intersex citizens
Authorities in Malawi have been urged to orient enumerators conducting national population census on the need to respect the rights of intersex people. Centre for […]
Malawi struggles to save women from ruptured wombs
In Malawi’s national language, Chichewa, pregnancy is referred to as “pakati” which means “between life and death.” Some antiquated laws in Malawi solidify this negative […]