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Malawi: Vulnerable People Shortchanged in Human Trafficking Prevention Efforts
IPS, 13 May 2020
Malawi is not doing enough to enforce its laws on human trafficking, resulting in a number of cases against perpetrators being dismissed by the courts, according to a local rights… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Struggles to End Sex Trafficking as Cases Rise
VOA, 14 August 2021
COVID-19-driven economic and social difficulties in Malawi have caused an increase in sex trafficking in the southern African country, an NGO said, and the spike is being blamed… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Poverty, Official Complicity Hampers Human Trafficking Fight
IPS, 6 October 2020
In August, police intercepted the trafficking of 31 people to Mozambique. The victims, all Malawians, included 17 children and 6 women. Their two traffickers, also Malawians, had… Read more »
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Malawi: First-Person - Fighting Human Trafficking in Malawi
UN News, 15 November 2020
Maxwell Matewere, a Malawian crime prevention expert with the UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has been active in the anti-human trafficking field for more than two decades.… Read more »
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Malawi: Mchinji Registers Three Human Trafficking Cases in Three Days
Malawi News Agency, 15 September 2020
At least three human trafficking cases have been registered in Mchinji in the past three days. Read more »
Malawi Battles Sex Trafficking as Cases Rise
Covid-19-driven economic and social difficulties in Malawi have caused an increase in sex trafficking in the southern African country, and the spike is being blamed mainly on poor law enforcement, an NGO called People Serving Girls at Risk (PSGR) has said. PSGR records show that prior to the pandemic, it was receiving about two to three sex trafficking case referrals every week, and that has now risen to seven or more. "in one of the worst-case scenarios, we rescued about 43 girls," said Caleb Ng'ombo, director of the organization.
Malawi has stringent laws against trafficking and exploitation including the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Act, which criminalized sex and labor trafficking. The legislation also provides for punishment of up to 14 years in prison for offenses involving an adult victim, and up to 21 years for those involving a child victim.
