Entries tagged with “Malawi”
Policy Issues
Human Rights
,International
,Aug 24, 2021
Malawi Supreme Court Retreats from Opinion that Declared the Death Penalty Unconstitutional
In a confusing about-face that has angered human rights activists, the Malawian Supreme Court of Appeal has retreated from a prior decision of the court that had appeared to have abolished the African nation’s death penalty. On August 18, 2021, seven justices of the high court issued a “perfected” judgment in the case of Khoviwa v. The Republic declaring that the original opinion, authored by since-retired Justice of Appeal Dunstain Mwaungulu…
Policy Issues
International
,May 01, 2021
NEWS BRIEF — Malawi Supreme Court Declares the Country’s Death-Penalty Law Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Malawi has declared the country’s death-penalty law unconstitutional, making the southeast African nation the 22nd sub-Saharan country to abolish the death penalty for all offenses. Amnesty International reported that 27 prisoners were on Malawi’s death row at the end of 2020. The high court’s ruling, issued April 28, 2021, directed that they be…