May 10, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu-Nyasa Times 7 Comments
Burundian refugee and chief executive officer (CEO) of Inua Consulting, Innocent Magambi, has asked the Malawi Government to consider reviewing its 1989 Refugee Legislation, arguing the existing laws are too oppressive and retrogressive.
Magambi argues that the current refugee laws do not conform to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Human Rights since they were drafted when the influx of displaced people from Mozambique meant that an estimated 14 percent of people in Malawi where refugees.
Burundian refugee and chief executive officer (CEO) of Inua Consulting, Innocent Magambi
The existing laws restrict refugees’ freedom of movement, employment, education, healthcare, integration and citizenship, among others.