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• 9 judges to hear CSOs

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Sep 24, 2018 | 04:22 am

  Nine Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal judges are set to hear a motion of appeal by two civil society organisations (CSOs) on October 25 2018 to replace the Malawi Law Society (MLS) in the Salima-Lilongwe Water Project case. If the[…]

• Salima-Lilongwe Water project back in Supreme Court before panel of 9 judges

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Sep 24, 2018 | 01:00 am

  The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal will  on October 25 hear a case by two civil society organisations (CSOs) want  to replace Malawi Law Society (MLS)  against Khato Civil, stopping  the engineering company to proceed...The post Salima-Lilongwe Water project back[…]

• ‘UK will bring newinvestments into the country’

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Sep 21, 2018 | 09:53 am

  Last month, British Prime Minister Theresa May visited Southern Africa for the first time since becoming prime minister in 2016. She visited South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as part of a trade mission aimed at boosting post-Brexit fortunes. The prime[…]

• Malawi govt dismiss China aid concerns: ‘Mutharika cannot sign an inappropriate deal’

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Sep 19, 2018 | 07:28 am

  Malawi government has issued a stinging rebuttal to criticism of China’s development aid in to the southern African nation. There have been fears that   Malawi-China bilateral agreements have clauses that allow China to seize national...The post Malawi govt dismiss China[…]

• Govt faultedOn china aid

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Sep 18, 2018 | 06:16 am

    Political and economic analysts have faulted Malawi-China bilateral agreements amid speculation such pacts have clauses that allow China to seize national assets in the event that the borrowing nation defaults on its loan repayments. The analysts were speaking against[…]

• Regime thugs attack Catholic nuns in Lilongwe

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Sep 9, 2018 | 06:39 am

  Thugs who were some seen in ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) clothes attacked a group of Catholic nuns who were on their way to Likuni from Mlale in Lilongwe where they had gone to attend...The post Regime thugs attack Catholic[…]

• Chilima boosts CSOs anti-govt protests Sept 21, endorses demo

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Sep 8, 2018 | 09:13 am

  State vice president Saulos Chilima has endorsed the cause of civil society organisations (CSOs) organising the September 21 nationwide anti government protests on governance shortcomings. Chilima, who is also leader of United Transformation Movement (UTM),...The post Chilima boosts CSOs anti-govt[…]

• State House endorses police probe into CHRR offices attack

  Search Results for “chrr” – Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi[…] Sep 5, 2018 | 09:00 am

  State House has told the police to take up its rightful role in investigating an incident at the offices of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), one of the civil society organisations (CSOs)...The post State House endorses police[…]

• UN, others condemn violence

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Sep 5, 2018 | 03:16 am

  The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Southern African Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) have condemned increasing threats and intimidation against human rights defenders and activists in the country. The two institutions have since asked Lilongwe,[…]

• Thugs terrorise human rights defender

  Search Results for “chrr” – The Nation Online Sep 1, 2018 | 02:33 am

  Thugs on Thursday evening twice terrorised the office of Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR) in Lilongwe, severely beat up a security guard before attempting, in vain, to petrol-bomb the premises. Central Region police spokesperson Norriet Chihana yesterday confirmed receiving[…]