Malawi High Court Outlaws Children Detention

1 August 2021

The High Court in Blantyre on Friday delivered a judgment that found the lower court's orders detaining children in Police custody unlawful.

The presiding Judge John Chirwa stated that the applicants' detention in Limbe Police Station was unlawful, and the court ordered their immediate release from custody.

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