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May 11, 2021

Malawi: death penalty defeated as Supreme Court of Appeal rules it unconstitutional

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The Supreme Court of Appeal in Malawi has ruled the death penalty unconstitutional

Source: Amnesty International

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November 12, 2019

Malawi: stakeholders hail Prison Service menstrual hygiene budget increase

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Stakeholders who pushed government to implement an increase in the Malawi Prison Service (MPS) budget to cater for female prisoners’ menstrual hygiene materials.

Source: NyasaTimes

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July 10, 2019

Taking equitable health to prisons the Malawian way

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The late founding president of democratic South Africa, Nelson Mandela, once famously said: “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”

Source: New Era

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August 30, 2017

Malawi: seeking justice for helpless inmates

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Young inmates are locked away without any trial in Malawi’s prison cells. Some of them are even unaware of their right to a lawyer. Two legal activists from PASI do their best to secure justice.

Source: DW

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June 22, 2017

Malawi: inmates prepared for life after prison

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Inmates at Nkhotakota Prison are learning technical skills that will help them to live an independent life after serving their jail terms. In an interview with Malawi24, Nkhotakota Prison spokesperson Cosmas Meja said many Malawians perceive that prisons are made to punish criminals which is contra…

Source: Malawi 24

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May 15, 2017

Malawi to use the OpenTrial app for citizens to access the justice system

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In attendance at the launch to demonstrate the app was the NGO’s (Open Trial) Chief Executive, Frank Richardson, who said that the app will assist with keeping legal system role players under open, public scrutiny. As a result it is hoped that this will encourage integrity, independence, diligence,…

Source: TNW

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May 9, 2017

Malawi faulted for imprisoning children

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Starless nights of wars force them to flee to countries like Malawi where peace and tranquillity still hovers on the land but, due to conditions of the county’s Prisons, the desire to have a decent place slightly remains a nightmare especially to child immigrants as disclosed by the Global Campaign…

Source: Malawi 24

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February 22, 2017

Prisoner’s death sparks tension at Malawi’s maximum prison

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Tensions are running high in the Malawi’s maximum prison facility in Zomba at the moment after the death of a prison inmate Elisa Mato who was reportedly beaten to death by warders.

Source: Nyasa Times

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October 1, 2016

Malawi's murder suspects overstay in prison

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The failure by Malawi government to prosecute murder cases timely is resulting in some remanded suspects going mad, a new report has revealed. The report by the Malawi Prison Inspectorate revealed that authorities took at least a year to bring murder suspects to court.

Source: News 24

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September 12, 2016

Malawi prisoners go for days without food

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As Malawi faces El Nino-induced hunger which has affected 6.5 million people, inmates in the country’s prisons are going for days without food. A survey by Medicins San Frontiers (MSF) revealed that as a food crisis unfolded in the southern Africa nation, prisons were failing to purchase simple foo…

Source: News 24

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