IRLI has partnered with The Malawi Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), and Reprieve to submit a report to the Human Rights Committee (HRC) for the drafting of the list of issues prior to reporting (LOIPR) ahead of the upcoming review by the HRC of Malawi which will take place between the 1^st and 26^th of March this year.

The HRC will review Malawi’s compliance with its human rights obligations under the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights, as well as  Malawi’s progress in implementing recommendations from its 2012 session.

The submission includes information pertaining to Malawi's obligations as regards the prohibition of torture, access to justice, fair trial rights, extrajudicial killings and prison conditions. 

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Malawi, IRLI has provided over 35,000 cloth masks for all prisoners and prison staff in 31 prisons and reformatory centres.

17/7/20: IRLI has released a joint civil society statement calling for renewed efforts to decongest Malawi’s prisons, following recent confirmed cases of COVID-19 in two separate prisons across Malawi. Read the full statement here.

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