Malawi
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- May 18, 1994
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- it is based on English common law and customary norms
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (according to the new constitution, a Senate was to be established in 1999)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- High Court; Supreme Court of Appeal; Magistrates' Court
RELIGIONS
79.9% Christians, 12.8% Muslims, other
From the country
- JUNE 27, 2006IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. AUTHORITIES TO EXECUTE 16 DRUG OFFENDERS, INCLUDING 10 FOREIGNERS
Indonesian authorities were preparing to execute 16 people on death row for drug trafficking, an official said.
- JANUARY 1, 2006MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- OCTOBER 10, 2005MalawiDEATH PENALTY
EUROPEAN UNION. EU URGES MALAWI TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
the European Union (EU) urged Malawi to continue its effort to abolish the death sentence saying the fact that the country had not undertaken any execution since 1992 was an important step deserving support.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2005MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI. CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
several groups, including the Young Women's Christian Association of Malawi, mounted fresh pressure on MPs asking them to press for legislation on human trafficking, especially of children.
- JULY 30, 2005MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI. PRESIDENT WON'T SIGN DEATH WARRANTS, MINISTER
Malawi Information Minister Lipenga said President Bingu wa Mutharika would not sign any death warrant for convicts sentenced to death.
- JULY 21, 2005MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi Chief commissioner for Prisons McDonald Chawona said...
Malawi Chief commissioner for Prisons McDonald Chawona said...
- JANUARY 1, 2005MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances.
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped...
It was reported that Amnesty International had stepped up a campaign to save 10 people on death row in Indonesia
- MAY 25, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district...
Malawi national Adam Wilson was sentenced by the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia, after he was found guilty of smuggling heroin
- APRIL 11, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances.
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances.
- APRIL 9, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi commuted the death...
President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi commuted the death sentences of 79 prisoners and freed 320 others in a gesture to coincide with Easter, marking another step by Malawi's leader to improve human rights
- FEBRUARY 4, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP, Wali Nasser Kara, was...
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP, Wali Nasser Kara, was sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of murdering his driver, Alex Mbewe, on 6 March, 2002, in the central sugarcane growing area of Dwangwa