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Malawi: Criminal Probe Sought After Malawi Police Compensate Rape Victims
VOA, 24 July 2021
Malawi's government has paid thousands of dollars in compensation to women who allegedly were sexually assaulted by police officers during post-election protests. Lawyers for… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Finally Compensates 'Nsundwe' Sexual Abuse Victims
Nyasa Times, 20 July 2021
Government has finally paid compensation to 18 women and girls who were allegedly raped by police officers around Mpingu and M'bwatalika in Lilongwe in 2018. Read more »
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Malawi: Raped Nsundwe Women Get Justice - Court Orders Their Compensation
Nyasa Times, 13 August 2020
The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered government to compensate women who were harassed and sexually assaulted at Msundwe during retaliatory police attacks while simultaneously… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Condemns Alleged Sexual Harrassment by Police Officers
Nyasa Times, 18 October 2019
The Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare on Thursday issued a statement to condemn allegations by rights groups that Malawi police officers raped women,… Read more »
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Malawi: Women MPs Pin Down Police Chief Over Rape Spree in Nsundwe
Nyasa Times, 30 October 2019
Acting police Inspector General Duncan Mwapasa on Wednesday faced parliament's Women Caucus which wanted to find out how far the police have gone with their inquiry on the infamous… Read more »
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Malawi: Police Officers Accused of Sexually Abusing Women
Nyasa Times, 17 October 2019
Scores of women and girls around Msundwe, M'bwatalika and Mpingu Trading Centres in Lilongwe have reported being sexually abused by the Malawi Police officers , Nyasa Times has… Read more »
Compensation For Malawi Rape Victims, But Perpetrators Walk Free
The Malawian government has finally paid compensation to 18 women and girls who were raped by police officers in the capital Lilongwe during post-election violence in 2018. This comes after the Supreme Court of Malawi ordered that police pays compensation to the survivors.
The survivors have been awarded between U.S.$4,949 and U.S.$12,372, according to Gladys Gondwe, Registrar for the Malawi Supreme Court of appeal and the High Court. Although the decision is seen as a milestone in women's rights in the southern African country, none of the police officers have been charged as yet.
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