3/17/2023 0 Comments Pastor zacc kawalala![]() This has been a delicate issue for international human rights activists for a long time: how to advance human dignity and equality, without deploying the colonial discourse of other nations and cultures as barbaric and in need of the civilizing mission of the West.ĭifferent campaigns have forged different strategies to negotiate the dilemma. Anti-colonial resistance would then defend their cultural practices, and denounce the corrupt ways of West. ![]() The treatment of women in many traditional societies was used by colonial powers to justify their harsh interventions. Issues of women’s rights and sexuality have long been cast as Western, and as part of the West’s civilizing mission over the colonies. This is a common trope of nationalist post colonial states. It wants to look at Africa and say, ‘If you don’t accept homosexuality, you are primitive.’ But we’re not as wicked as the West.” Zacc Kawalala, the leader of the Word Alive Ministry and a member of the national human rights commission, was quoted in the Times as stating: “The West has its gay agenda. “These immoral acts are not in our culture they are coming from outside…Otherwise, why is there all this interest from around the world? Why is money being sent?” Leckford Thotho, the minister of information and civic affairs was quoted in the New York Times as stating: In Malawi, homosexuality is often cast as a corrupt foreign practice. It might be more interesting to observe the discourse of the prosecutions, as well as the discourse of resistance within these countries. Even the Harper government, that great friend of gay rights in Canada, condemned the persecution of the two gay men. The criticism of Malawi has been extensive. It would be easy to join in the international condemnation, with its slightly orientalist twist, of such repressive state actions. The charges resulted from the two men holding a commitment ceremony. ![]() Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 33, and Steven Monjeza, 26, were sentenced to 14 years in prison. On Tuesday, May 18th, a court in Malawi convicted two gay men of unnatural acts and gross indecency. On Thursday, May 20th, a court in China sentenced a man who participated in swinging and organized swinger parties to three and a half years in prison, a severe penalty for a crime that the Chinese government calls “crowd licentiousness.” The EPJC chairperson has, therefore, proposed that Chief Justice Nyirenda and Justice Twea should continue discharging their duties until the end of their tenure and has urged all stakeholders including the Judiciary, Civil Society, Malawi Law Society, faith community, development partners to remain firm and defend the Constitution and democracy.It wasn’t a particularly good week for the rights of sexual minorites around the globe. As such they cannot be forced to resign now even if the pending leave days are factored in,” the statement reads further. “We are reliably informed that the tenure of the Chief Justice Andrew K.C Nyirenda and Justice Twea runs up to December 2021 and April 2021 respectively. The association has also revealed that Chief Justice Nyirenda together with Justice Twea have been asked to leave their offices despite reports that their tenure is expected to run up to December 2021 and April 2021 respectively. Nyirenda SC Chief Justice of Malawi that was announced in a statement issued on 12th June 2020 signed by the Chief Secretary to the Government, Lloyd Muhara. The President’s remarks that “Parliament is is more supreme above the Courts” is regrettable and a direct attack not only to the Judiciary but also to the principle of Separation of Power and Constitutional Supremacy which Malawi abides to,” reads the statement in part.ĮAM has also reprimanded the recent forced retiral of the Right Honourable Andrew K.C. “The EPCJ has learnt with great dismay the continued attempts by President Arthur Peter Mutharika- who also happens to be the torchbearer of the DPP/UDF alliance in the forthcoming 23 June 2020 Presidential elections- to undermine the Judiciary as clearly exemplified in the recent State of the Nation Address (SONA). Zacc Kawalala, Chairperson for Ethics, Peace and Justice commission (EPJC) -a special Commission of EAM-the association has denounced the president’s continued attacks on the judiciary which has been recently amplified in the State of National Address (SONA) that the president delivered when opening Parliament session.Īccording to Kawalala, the continued attacks on the judiciary is contrary to what is expected of President Mutharika who vowed to defend the Constitution and uphold rule of Law. ![]() In a statement signed by Commissioner Rev. Peter Mutharika’s tyrannic behavior that he has recently exhibited in the country. ![]() The Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) has condemned President Arthur ![]()
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