Malawi: Elections offer an opportunity to end human rights violations
Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights before, during and after elections, Amnesty International said today ahead of the country’s general elections on 16 September.
The organization has published a human rights manifesto ahead of the elections, setting out what it considers to be eight key human rights priorities for the incoming president and parliament. These include the right to food, women’s rights, the rights to freedom of association and expression, and the rights of persons with disabilities including persons with albinism.
“As a first step, the incoming government must review and reform laws restricting the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to ensure the effective realization of human rights,” said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa regional office.
