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Addressing prison overcrowding
- 20 March 2025
- SALC
Picture Credit: © Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance, Malawi
The right to vote for prisoners in SADC
- 19 March 2025
- SALC
Picture Credit: © Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance, Malawi
Ensuring prisoners’ right to food
- 19 March 2025
- SALC
“The conditions are very poor … I can say beyond human living … something you cannot imagine. We would sometimes sleep on an empty stomach for 3-7 days… on the 7th day, we could be provided with some porridge. You could see your fellow inmate dying in front of you.”
Budgeting transparency for correctional services in SADC
- 7 March 2025
- SALC
Catering for prisoners’ needs in the national budget