Speech Brief
UK urges Malawi to strengthen human rights protections
Key points
- UK urges investigations of human rights abuses
- UK recommends abolishing the death penalty and adopting a national action plan
TL;DR
- Welcomes the delegation from Lilongwe and commends the Government of Malawi for its peaceful election in September
- Notes examples of rights being undermined: attacks by unidentified individuals on peaceful protestors in view of security forces, citizens denied permission to demonstrate, and arrests and threats against journalists
- Urges the Government to ensure the human rights framework is upheld by all State institutions and that complaints of abuses are fully investigated
- Recommends that Malawi legislates to remove the death penalty, adopts a national action plan to protect human rights (especially women and girls and against sexual and gender-based violence), and allows refugees freedoms of movement, work and education
- Wishes Malawi a successful review
Original text
Thank you, Mr President, The UK welcomes the delegation from Lilongwe and commends the Government of Malawi for its peaceful election in September. However, we note some recent examples of human rights being undermined through State institutions, such as attacks by unidentified individuals on peaceful protestors in view of the security forces, citizens being denied permission to demonstrate, and arrests and threats a...
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- Human Rights
- Freedom Of Assembly
- Press Freedom
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