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A Comparative Study of Bail Legislation in Malawi, Mozambique and Burundi
The deprivation of liberty is a serious intervention in any person’s life, and therefore the possibility of releasing an accused person from custody pending ...
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Pocket Guide to Arrest and Detention in Malawi
This guide is for anyone who needs a quick reference to the laws around arrest and detention in Malawi. This may include police, court clerks, prosecutors, ...
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Malawi human rights lawyer Kasambara detained
Ralph Kasambara, former Attorney-General and lawyer who has brought many of the most recent important human rights or rule of law cases in Malawi to court, has ...
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Malawi journalists, activists threatened with "insult to the President" laws
Malawi's State House issued a statement in early March 2012 in which it threatened journalists and civil society with application of an "Insult to the ...
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Malawi Human Rights Commissioner Arrested, Police Crackdown
John Kapito, the Chairperson of the Malawi Human Rights Commission, was detained on Friday 16 March by eight policemen who accused him of possessing guns, ...
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New Malawi President fires Police Chief
Human rights groups welcomed the decision by Joyce Banda, who succeeded Bingu wa Mutharika on Saturday 7 March after his death from a heart attack.
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'Insult to the President' Malawi pretrial detainees released after 17 months awaiting trial
A Lilongwe court released five security guards arrested under insult laws after an application by the Malawi Human Rights Commission.
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SALC and CHREAA launch study on nuisance-related arrests
The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Malawi's Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) launched a report at the Golden ...
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Malawi works toward implementing custody time limits
Malawi's Constitution and amended Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code provide for time limits applicable to various stages of the criminal justice process, ...
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Malawi launches new criminal justice case flow system
Mobile training unit members were trained in the last week of July 2015 on the new registers, case folders and court diary, designed to ensure pre-trial ...
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