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ORGAN donation activity in Andalucia has grown by more than 20% this year and tissue donation for transplants now exceeds 50% According to data provided

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The Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has said more collaboration of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can help accelerate efforts against gender based violence (GBV) and result in much anticipated victory in fighting the vice. Kaliati said the combined financial and human resources of MDAs […]

Police Victim Support Units registered a 5.6 percent decline in gender-based violence (GBV) in the first half of the year 2021. Statistics indicate that the units registered 10, 675 from 11, 311 in the same period last year, which the police have admitted to be minimal. VSU desk officer Gift Likoswe said this on Thursday […]

The NGO Gender Coordination Network, on behalf of the Women Manifesto Movement, Women Lawyers Association, National Advocacy Platform, and Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC), has written the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly requesting access to information pertaining to the meeting between the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) and Ombudsman Martha Chizuma, as held yesterday. In a statement, the network says the request is in respect to sections 6 and 12 of the constitution ...

A consortium of Civil Society Organisations has penned the Speaker of Parliament demanding information pertaining to the meeting between the Public Appointments Committee (PAC) and Ms Martha Chizuma, as held on the 11th May, 2021. In a letter dated 12th May, 2021 and signed by five leaders of different CSOs, copies of a number of […]

April 17, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 1 Comment Gender activists are jerking president Lazarus Chakwera to honour the gender law when hiring his new cabinet. President Chakwera to honour the gender law when hiring his new cabinet. The NGO Gender Coordination Network says Chakwera should adhere to the 2015 Gender Law which contains a 60-40 gender clause. The call comes as Chakwera is still in the process of reviewing his cabinet which has a relatively low female representation. Accord...

3 Min Read BLANTYRE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lawmakers in Malawi blocked debate on Thursday of proposals to ease abortion restrictions in the southern African country, where unsafe terminations contribute to one of the region’s highest rates of maternal mortality. Mathews Ngwale, head of the parliamentary health committee and the bill’s main sponsor, vowed to present the draft law again in the weeks or months ahead after members of parliament (MPs) rejected a motion to discuss the con...

In a last ditch attempt to wipe out cases of child marriages and property grabbing in Ntchisi district, NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) has facilitated the formation of Ntchisi Women’s Movement to challenge patriarchal cultural norms and religious beliefs that perpetuate power imbalances between men and women. The movement is also expected to spearhead the promotion […]

English By Lameck Masina Share on Facebook Print this page BLANTYRE - Courts in Malawi have started imposing stiffer penalties on perpetrators of rape and sexual abuse. The move is seen as a response to calls from various rights campaigners who have been lamenting lenient sentences given to offenders. Though excited, rights campaigners say more needs to be done. Statistics from the Malawi Police Service show that recorded cases of rape in the ...