Malawi president appoints seven human rights commissioners
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Nation Malawi
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed seven members to the Malawi Human Rights Commission, forming its ninth team of commissioners. Their three-year term takes effect on 20 September 2026, Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi announced in a statement reported by The Nation Malawi.
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed seven commissioners to the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC), according to a statement by Chief Secretary to the Government Justin Saidi, reported by The Nation Malawi. Their three-year term takes effect on 20 September 2026, after the previous team’s term expired about a month earlier.
Three commissioners have been reappointed and four new members appointed. Those reappointed include Viwemi Chavula, executive director of the Centre for Civil Society Strengthening, and Teresa Ndanga, a journalist and former president of the Southern African Institute for Media in Malawi.
