Summary: General overview of Malawi's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.National Laws and Children's Rights
Status of the CRC in national lawUnder Article 211(2) of the Constitution...
Summary: Information about institutions in Malawi that monitor children's rights.Children's Ombudsperson
The Child Rights Unit, operating as part of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), as well as the Children Thematic Committee, is...
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[LILONGWE, 21 August 2009] - Malawi's president, Bingu wa Mutharika, has come under severe pressure from civil society groups who are demanding he scrap a newly-passed bill allowing 16-year-olds to marry with the consent of their parents.Although...
Summary: A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's...
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 1386(XIV) of 20 November 1959
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person,...
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As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings,...
Summary: A diversification in farming practices of rural families in northern Malawi which sought to tackle food insecurity, malnutrition in under-fives, and soil fertility, has meant that children now receive a healthier and more nutritious mixture...
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MALAWI
Title:
Evance Moyo v. Attorney General
Court:
(High Court of Malawi sitting as the) Constitutional Court of Malawi
Date:
August 26, 2009
CRC Provisions:
Article 3: Best Interests of the Child...
Summary: In some of the worst cultural practices in Malawi, girls as young as 9-years-old are forced to marry men decades older than them by their own parents, a problem which often leads to premature pregnancy, maternal death, and jeopardises a...
