December 20, 2020 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 42 Comments
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has cautioned the Malawi government against rushed decisions in handling the extradition process of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leaders Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary.
Rev Sembereka: Bushiri survived an assassination attempt but despite reporting the matter to South African authorities, he was not heard.
HRDC executive member, Rev. Macdonald Sembereka further calls on authorities not to forget that prophet Bushiri is Malawian hence his rights and humanity should not be compromised.
He adds that “all necessary legal processes and treaties including the SADC Protocol on Extradition should be carefully observed and respected.”
December 20, 2020 Watipaso Mzungu – Nyasa Times 52 Comments
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has taken the Tonse Alliance-led government to task for allegedly betraying the trust of Malawians on almost all the social and economic fronts.
HRDC chairperson Gift Trapence (left) making opening remarks before Sembereka read the statement–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
HRDC officials (back to camera) addressing journalists in Lilongwe on Sunday–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
The coalition has also observed that the Tonse administration is losing direction, stressing that there are early signs that President Lazarus Chakwera and his partners are unwilling to crack down on corruption as hard as they promised.