by Karissa Gall
February 6, 2012
As the first-ever judiciary strike in Malawi enters its fourth week, the doors to over 200 courts remain closed and justice has generally disappeared from the docket. The industrial action began Jan. 9 when judiciary staff themselves became claimants, calling for the realization of the higher rate of pay and better working conditions promised by [...]
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congestion,
court,
labour rights,
malawi,
Malawi Police Service,
overcrowding,
prison,
Zomba Maximum Security
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by Karissa Gall
January 23, 2012
The electricity had been out for 24 hours where I was staying in Namiwawa, Blantyre, either due to the heavy seasonal rains or the theft of the oil out of the area transformer tower. It was Sunday morning and still raining heavily when I set out on the 45 minute walk to town where there [...]
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Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation,
diabetes,
human rights,
LGBT,
malawi,
medicine,
religion
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