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Rights violations increase in Malawi

    JOHANNESBURG

    Cases of human rights abuses doubled in Malawi between 1999 and 2000, and were expected to rise further in 2001 as people were "increasingly becoming aware of their rights", the Human Rights Commission (HRC) said in a report released on Sunday.

    AFP reported that Roman Catholic Priest Alfred Nsope, who is chairperson of the HRC, said that reports of human rights violations doubled from 1999 to 2000, and that political violence during by-elections had also increased. Land disputes, unfair labour practises and the denial of access to justice were some areas in which violations had been noted, he added.

    The report quoted Nsope as saying: "There is an increasing gap between the few who are accumulating wealth and the majority who are barely making ends meet or not meeting at all. This is a gross violation of human rights."

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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