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Malawi:
Chief Proposes Stiff Punishment for Forcing Girls Into Marriage
Malawi News Agency, 17 February 2014
Senior Chief Chimwala of Mangochi has advised traditional leaders in the district to mete out stiff punishments to parents who stand in girls' education way by forcing them into… Read more »
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Malawi:
Rape of Minors and Risk of HIV Increase in Malawi
Key Correspondents, 14 February 2014
Police reports indicate that many parts of Malawi are registering a sharp rise in cases of rape of girls under the age of 16. Read more »
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Malawi:
Nsanje's Kuchene Women Forum Rescues 200 Girls
Malawi News Agency, 8 December 2013
About 200 girls who dropped out of school in Nsanje due to early marriages and pregnancies have gone back to school, thanks to Kuchene Women Forum. Read more »
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Malawi:
Karonga Women Forum Separates 13 Year Old Girl's Marriage
Malawi News Agency, 6 December 2013
Karonga women's forum, a voluntary group against violation of women and children's rights, has separated from marriage a 13 year old Memory Mkandawire from Bunganilo Village in the… Read more »
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Malawi:
Chiefs Challenged to End Early Marriages
Malawi News Agency, 2 December 2013
Non-Governmental Organisation Gender Coordinating Network (NGO GCN) Permanent Committee on child rights has challenged community leaders in Traditional Authority (TA) Chulu in… Read more »
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Malawi:
Mzimba Registers 18 Forced Marriages in Four Months
Malawi News Agency, 22 November 2013
Girl child abuses seem to refuse dying in Mzimba despite interventions by many organizations as the district has registered 18 forced marriages in the past four months. Read more »
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Malawi:
Malawi Man Arrested for Defilement of 13 Year Old Girl
Malawi News Agency, 5 November 2013
Police in Machinga have arrested a 47 year old Wisiki Njazi of Njahito Village, Senior Traditional Authority Liwonde in Machinga for defiling and impregnating a 13 year old school… Read more »
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Malawi:
Parliament Asked to Increase Marriage Age to 21
Malawi News Agency, 31 October 2013
Members of the High-Level Task force for women, girls Gender and HIV on Wednesday asked Speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda to consider bringing back in… Read more »
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Malawi:
321 Children Rescued From Child Abuses
Malawi News Agency, 17 October 2013
A total of 321children have been rescued from various abuses in Mangochi district according to Namwera Aids Coordinating Committee. Read more »
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Malawi:
Chiefs Join Hands in Fighting Against Early Marriages
Malawi News Agency, 14 October 2013
Mangochi District Youth Officer Kumbukani Manda says since the youth are leaders of tomorrow, they need to take care of themselves in terms of intellectual and abstaining from… Read more »
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Malawi:
Dealing With Early Marriages Through Adolescent Corners
Malawi News Agency, 1 October 2013
Nkhota kota, October 1, 2013: In life we make bold decisions which shape our future. For Lusungu Chikoya, she says going back to school after teenage pregnancy is one of the bold… Read more »
