Anti-NACGate
Demonstrations Gives Govt 100 days to Address Petition Demands
Civil
Society Organisations (CSOs) are demanding President Professor Peter Mutharika government begin demonstrate steps in addressing several issues contained in their
petition within 100 days or face more demonstrations from CSOs.
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| Kabwila and Dancing with Protesters |
A
petition signed by over 20 CSOs has been successfully presented to President Professor
Peter Mutharika through Chief Executive Officer for Lilongwe City Mr. Richard
Hara during peaceful demonstrations that started at Kamuzu Central Hospital
roundabout in Lilongwe. However, according to reports similar demonstrations that
were supposed to take place in other three cities were disrupted by heavy rains
prompting CSOs delegation present the petition without peaceful march. In
Karonga district CSOs have successfully presented the petition.
In
the Capital City Lilongwe which experienced good weather particularly sunny
conditions since morning of Tuesday 13th January, CSOs together with
other concerned Malawians had a better environment to exercise their rights. They
held Peaceful march to hand over the petition which is covering wide range of
problems that Malawi is currently experiencing.
Gift
Trapence executive director for CEDEP was firm that CSOs would like to see
government address their issues within 100 days.
“We
are urging government to address all our concerns within 100 days starting from
the date of delivery of the petition on 13th January, 2015” said before
the petition was handed over to Chief Secretary.
“Government
should also facilitate the institution of a dialogue platform with civil
society organisations and other key stakeholders over the issues raised herein
within a period of 2 weeks. To this
end, government must constitute a high level team that will follow and track
the progress of implementing these demands alongside the Civil Society
organisations and other key stakeholders’ team within 2 weeks and communicate
the same to us the petitioners.” He said
“We
also demand that the concerns and demands which are linked to NAC should be
addressed within 3 weeks from the date of delivery of this petition today on 13th
January 2015.” And warned “Failure to comply with this demand, we will regroup
and decide the next course of action in order to ensure that justice and sanity
prevails on the matter.”
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Mtambo speaking to Media after
presenting Petition |
Earlier,
CHRR executive director Timothy Mtambo when reading the petition which has 22
key demands to the protesters indicated that the petition has been addressed to
President Peter Mutharika and copies of the same have been sent to Chief
Justice for the judiciary, Speaker of the National Assembly, National Aids
Commission (NAC) and two institutions that are being requested to refund HIV
and AIDS money thus Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM) and Mulhakho Wa Alhomwe.
In
their appeal CSOs are demanding dissolution of NAC board and dismiss its
executive director including institute a forensic audit of NAC disbursement of
AIDS funds since the time NAC was granted the principle recipient of HIV/AIDS
related funds by Global fund. Furthermore CSOs are demanding NAC independence and
urge government to condemn NACGATE and provide assurance to the nation that
this shall never happen again in future.
The
petition also demand First Lady’s Beautify Malawi (BEAM) and Mulhakho Wa
Alhomwe to refund K5million and K9.4 million respectively NAC as such institutions
work is not directly involved in HIV/AIDS response.
The
appeal has also been extended to police to tighten security in the country and that government should earnestly investigate
into K92 billion and K13 billion cashgate cases and prosecute all
involved without favour.
CSOs
have also urged government to support the current electoral reform process
including the 50+1 electoral system and ensure that government come up with a
clear action plan on how to actualize such reforms in readiness of 2019
elections. On this point CSOs wants Government to dissolve Malawi Electoral
Commission (MEC) commissioners “for failing to manage the 2014 tripartite
elections hence losing public trust to manage any future elections.”
Other
concerns include opening up of the state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting
Corporation (MBC) for all, and ask MACRA to investigate MBC for the unbiased
reporting and penalize the institution within the mandate of the regulator. The
later also wants all ongoing and future concessions in the mining sector to
either be suspended pending the enactment of the new mining and minerals act or
reviewed.
Malawi
Congress Party Spokesperson Jessie Kabwila, Rev. McDonald Sembereka president
for National Organisation for Nurses and Midwife of Malawi (NONM) Dorothy Ngoma
were among the protesters.
This is a full Petition
A BETTER MALAWI IS POSSIBLE!!
TO:
THE STATE PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF MALAWI, HIS EXCELLENCY PROFESSOR PETER
MUTHARIKA
CC:
THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUDICIARY
THE SPEAKER, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION (NAC)
BEAUTIFY MALAWI TRUST (BEAM)
MULHAKHO WA ALHOMWE
DATE:
13th January 2015
SUBJECT: CONCERNS RELATED TO
THE CRISIS STATE OF THE ECONOMY, GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RULE
OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN MALAWI
We,
the undersigned Civil Society Organizations working in the realm of human
rights, governance, HIV/AIDS and health, together with all Malawians of good
will have noted with concern the crisis
state of the economy, accountability, governance, rule of law and human rights in the country
collectively observe as follows:
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| Protesters gathering at Civic Offices |
- Concerned with the dwindling state of
governance as evidenced by lack of separation of powers, abuse and
manipulation of public resources which are meant to serve the interest of
Malawian people, high cost of living, nepotism, security lapses, absence
of decisive leadership, the untold
story about scarcity of essential drugs and demotivated work staff in the
public health sector, impression created by NAC over disbursement of HIV/AIDS
related funds for purposes that have nothing to do with HIV and AIDS,
growing incidence of strikes, the deplorable conditions in the education
sector and continued lack of transparency and accountability in the mining
sector;
- Convinced that managing state affairs and
institutions is by trust, and that those elected or appointed into state
leadership take full commitment to uphold this principle;
- Aware of what is at stake in a country
that lacks national direction coupled with bad signs of good governance as
evidenced by the issues raised herein;
- Realizing that the
President of Malawi is not only the head of government but also the whole
state of Malawi under section 78 of the Constitution of Malawi
·
Recalling that the President of Malawi takes an
oath under the Constitution of Malawi where he or she swears to “do right to
all manner of people according to law without fear or favour, affection or
ill-will”
·
Recognizing that the role of the President of Malawi is to provide executive leadership in the
interest of national unity under section 88(2) of the Constitution of Malawi
·
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Touched that the country is divided along tribal, ethnic and regional
lines
- Determined to safeguard democratic values such
as accountability, transparency and responsiveness as the very foundations
of good governance;
- Noting that issues raised herein have been
raised many times before, and that Government is seemingly failing to
provide the needed leadership to address them;
- Reaffirming that those in positions of
leadership and/or power are accountable to the citizens, and that no one
is above the law;
Hereby petition the State President of the Republic of
Malawi, His Excellency Professor Peter Mutharika and government on the
following matters of concern:
1.
Rule of Law, accountability and governance
1.1.
Separation of Powers
·
Malawians
are concerned with the executive’s failure to abide by the fundamental
principles of separation of powers. The executive arm of government continues
to exercise authority which undermines the other arms. The just-ended prolonged
judiciary’s strike is a shining example of how the executive is failing to
promote harmony with other arms of Government, and this has often have had
serious implications on access to justice and legal remedies by the citizens.
1.2. Unsustainability of Presidential
initiatives:
·
Malawians
are aware that most of the Presidential initiatives are self-driven, political
and non-sustainable yet they continue to be financed by taxpayers, and in some
instances, without the oversight role of Parliament. Because of politicization
of such initiatives, ordinary and deserving Malawians do not benefit from them
and that the initiatives are campaign tools to woe voters ahead of elections.
Due to lack of clear regulation every President initiates new projects which
are quite often short-lived and a huge expense to taxpayers. Muds Trust, Cement
and Iron sheets subsidy programs, are striking examples of initiatives that are
not owned by all Malawians.
1.3.
Slow pace of (K92 billion and K13 billion) cashgate cases and divided interests
·
Malawians
are concerned with slow pace to concluding cashgate cases more so that the
cases that are already in court are largely for junior offices whom might have
been carrying orders from their superiors. Furthermore, it is disturbing that
there are competing cashgate investigations [K92 billion and K13 billion] with
divided interests contrary to the general expectation of Malawians to see to it
that justice is not only seen to be done but is manifestly done on both issues.
1.4. Diverting of NAC funding to non-essential
political events/Misallocation
of NAC funds (NACGATE)
·
Malawians
are concerned that whilst the country is still facing shortages of antiretroviral
(ARVs), it is surprising to
note that resources for such a purpose have been misdirected to entities that
do not directly deal with HIV/ AIDS interventions such as BEAM Trust (K5
million) and Mulhakho Wa Alhomwe (K 9.4 million) which is
tantamount to abuse of resources. Malawians are disappointed that the process of
granting funds to the stated recipients was not fair considering the fact that
some organisations earmarked for funding for duly approved HIV/AIDS
intervention are yet to receive their funding on grounds that funds were not
available. This has created the impression that the decision to grant resources
to the stated recipients was due to political manipulation. We are concerned
that the impression created by NAC in this regard might jeopardise Malawi’s
application for funding from the Global Fund for HIV//AIDs. All this coupled
with reports suggesting that this may not be the first time for National Aids
Commission to misallocate funds puts to question the commitment of NAC
leadership in promoting fiscal discipline in use of these resources, and is as
such a great concern. Loss of funding [from Global Fund] to interventions on
HIV/AIDS, due to the malpractice, would put at high risk the lives of many
1.5.
Women Empowerment:
·
Malawians
are concerned with government’s “abandonment” of the women empowerment cause as
partly reflected in decimal participation of women in positions of leadership
including public service and cabinet appointments. The retrogressive trends erode the gains made
in the last few years and runs counter to numerous international instruments
that Malawi is a party to such as CEDAW, UDHR, ICESCR, SADC Protocol on Women
and Gender.
1.6.
Civil Servants salary increments
undermining the principle of equity
·
While commending Malawi government for living up
to its promise of increasing salaries of civil servants, Malawians are
concerned that the recent increment defeated the principle of equity where the
low ranked civil servants given the raw deal where the higher increment percentages were given to the high
ranking civil servants at the expense of low ranking civil servants. The recent
increments have presented a scenario where the gap between the senior and
junior officers has amazingly widened further thereby putting to question
government’s commitment to bridging the gap between the same
1.7.
Shortage of drugs and poor health service delivery
·
Malawians are concerned with acute shortage of
essential drugs, and poor health service delivery system. Malawians also
deplore the unbearable working conditions of health personnel who remain
demotivated and in the process negatively affecting service delivery. It is unbelievable that most satellite
clinics do not have even stocks of panado and aspin, and that perpetually
patients are advised to buy from shops and private pharmacies. Recent reports
about huge storage expenditures in ware houses of expired drugs is a complete
mockery to the Malawian people and a sign of poor leadership by the health
sector to effectively and efficiently manage the sector.
1.8.
Poor Delivery of Social Services
1.8.1.
Persistent water and electricity problems: Malawians are concerned with the persistent problems of
water and electricity which continue to adversely affect the country especially
the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe.
1.8.2.
Security lapse: Malawians
are concerned with the security lapse in the country which apart from exposing
them to fearful lives has the potential to scare away investors.
1.9.
Poor state of education system in the country
1.9.1.
Public education service delivery on verge of collapse:
Malawians are concerned that the public education service delivery is on the
verge of collapse emanating from lack of strategic direction and bad governance
of the sector. Most importantly, Malawians note that the right to education is
at stake as learners are not taught, teachers are not paid on time, and some
classes literally conducted under trees.
1.9.2.
Instability of University Calendar: Malawians are further concerned with the
instability of the academic calendar of the universities (University of Malawi
and Mzuzu University) as characterized by the recent indefinite closure of the
same. Malawians are also concerned with the closure of Machinga TTC.
1.9.3.
“Hide and seek” game on Quota system: Malawians are concerned with
the hide and seek game by President Peter Mutharika in addressing the issue of
the Quota system as a way of selecting students into the public universities.
The silence exemplified by the President raises doubts about his commitment to
reforms and his own position on the subject matter as publicly espoused in his
inaugural speech. It is unhealthy for a leadership to deliberately portray
double standard on a critical issue like this one, and that the more clarity is
given, the more likelihood the matter is put to rest.
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Grapence with other protesters
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2.0.
Reforms
2.1. Public Sector Reforms
·
While
appreciating the intent of the public sector reform, Malawians observe that the
process has not been inclusive enough, and has failed to take into
consideration the existing legislations applicable to some institutions such
that if not well managed and harmonized, the outcome of such process may be
challenged at law and render it redundant. Malawians are concerned that there
hasn’t been consideration of the current legal framework which may not allow
the executive arm of the government to impose reforms in a number of
institutions outside the civil service, including the Judiciary, Parliament,
and Independent institutions such as Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ombudsman etc. The
proposed reforms will, hence, not be mandatory and as such redundant or
obsolete. The other issue Malawians are asking
government is: how much is the reform commission costing our economy? Andy why
is it that other public institutions with mandate of public sector reform are
not doing this work instead (e.g. Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Human
Resource and management, Public Appointments Committee?) Why are these
institutions not ex-officio members of this commission? Malawians are also particularly concerned with
the tying of positions of designated offices such as the Reserve Bank Governor,
Army Commander and the Chief Justice to the Presidential tenure of office which
makes these offices political, and unable to inspire confidence amongst the
citizens of the country.
2.2.
Electoral Reforms
·
Malawians
note that the circumstances around May 20 Tripartite elections clearly
demonstrate inadequacy of the electoral laws to safeguard the right to vote,
‘legitimacy to govern’ or the upholding of the elections of a leader by the
majority. Malawians are of the view that free, fair and credible elections
cannot be achieved by the current state of laws and mechanisms of administering
elections in Malawi. Malawians are hence concerned with government continued
failure to act on or drive the electoral reform agenda including the proposed
50+1 electoral system as a matter of government’s priority.
2.3.
Mining reforms
·
Malawians
are concerned with government’s slow pace in reforming the policy and legal
framework that regulate the mining sector. Much as Malawians are aware that
government is adopting EITI (Extractive Industry and Transparency Initiative),
the process of granting permit and licenses is shrouded in secrecy and subject
to manipulation and abuse by the authority holders. The consequence of this is
that ordinary Malawians who ought to benefit from the sector continue to be
pushed to the margin.
3.
0.Poor State of the Economy
·
Whilst
appreciating the economic situation prevailing in the country, Malawians were
hopeful that the sentiments by government about over-collection by MRA would
fill in the gap created by loss of budget support from donors. However, despite
this hope, Malawians are concerned that Ministries continue to be underfunded
and that MRA continue to under collect, thereby revealing huge imbalance
between revenue and expenditure. The unprecedented tax rise on VAT, passport,
and now the new call by government to re-register businesses is a clear
testimony of a tax regime that is not only tortuous but also impoverishing the
majority of Malawians who are already suffering from the consequences of
cash-gate (K92 billion and K13 billion cashgates). In addition, Malawians note that while there
have been recent improvements in the macroeconomic policies such as appreciation
of the local currency and forex reserves, it is however sad to note that there
is still no improvement in the living conditions of most ordinary Malawians
which is a sign of limitation of the said improvements to trigger what matters
to the people.
4.0.
Promotion and respect of human rights
4.1. Workers rights
·
Malawians
are concerned with an unprecedented number of stay aways, boycotts and strikes
across many sectors. It is a known fact that the industrial actions are as a
result of high cost of living that do not tally with their income. While
employees have the freedom of expression and the right to fair wage, Malawians
are worried that government seems to be too slow to resolve the matters through
mutual and consultative bargaining processes. Such an action by government is
retrogressive, insensitive and runs counter to the democratic tenets.
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4.2. Politicization of the
state media
·
Malawians
are concerned with the continued politicization of the state-media especially
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation which continues to be a sole mouthpiece of the
“ruling” party, and has often been used as a vessel to unleash
attacks/propaganda of any critical voice. Parading of chiefs, vendors on state
media to attack “critical” voices of the regime should be stopped.
4.3. Access to justice and
legal remedies
·
While
appreciating the end of the prolonged judicial strike, Malawians are concerned
with the dispensation of justice which is usually slow even where courts are
fully operational such that the current scenario undermines the 48 hour rule in
as far as respecting the rights of the alleged offenders is concerned.
Malawians are hence concerned with Congestion in police cells and prisons
violates the fundamental rights of both the alleged and convicted offenders to
access due legal remedies
4.4. Demonisation of the
right to demonstration and freedom of assembly and freedom of expression
·
Malawians
are concerned with government’s orchestrated propaganda to demonise
constitutionally guaranteed freedom of assembly and right to demonstration
which clearly indicate that the right to freedom of expression through
demonstration, written or spoken has nothing to do with whether demonstrations are justifiable or not in the
eyes of a third party. By demonizing these fundamental rights through state and
some DPP-controlled private media, the government is sending a worrisome
message to the public that it has no respect or regards for the constitution as
well as its commitments towards protection and respect of human rights.
·
Access to information bill: While acknowledging that government has
made numerous promises before, it appears that the current administration is
equally only rhetorically committed to the same. Malawians observe that the
enactment of access to information law is taking unnecessarily too long.
4.5. Transparency and
accountability in the extractive industry
4.5.1.
Kayerekera Uranium concerns:
Malawians are concerned with government’s rushed decision to issue a permit
allowing Paladin Africa Limited to discharge water (toxic effluent) from the
tailing ponds at the Kayerekera Uranium Mine into the Sere/North Rukuru Rivers
which eventually flows into Lake Malawi 50 Kilometres downstream without clear, honest wide consultations and
dissemination of the information on the matter with the communities
and the general public. Such a decision has only managed to sow seeds of fear
and suspicion in Malawians especially those living in Karonga.
4.5.2.
Release of mining reports and documents: Malawians are concerned with the
continued dilly-dally by government to release the development agreement
between Eland Coal Mine and government as well as the environmental assessment
audit report of Kayerekera Uranium Mine.
We
the undersigned organisations and all Malawians of good will hereby request and
petition the state President of Republic of Malawi, His Excellency Professor
Peter Mutharika and demand as follows:
- The government should desist from
politically abusing the public institutions, resources and funds for
purposes which are contrary to their mandates and not in the best interest
of Malawians. For instance, All
boards and chief executives of statutory bodies should undergo a due
interview process by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.
- The President should dissolve the board
of National AIDS Commission and dismiss NAC executive director and
institute a forensic audit of NAC disbursement of AIDS funds since the
time NAC was granted the principle recipient of HIV/AIDS related funds by
Global fund.
- Government should put in place clear
steps to ensure that National Aids Commission is no longer susceptible to
political abuse and interference. Government should further condemn NACGATE
and provide assurance to the nation that this shall never happen again in
future, and should initiate the review of NAC policy and procedures on
fund disbursement.
- First Lady’s Beautify Malawi (BEAM) and
Mulhakho Wa Alhomwe should refund K5million and K9.4 million respectively
to National Aids Commission (NAC) to be used for its intended HIV/AIDS
response functions.
- The President should immediately
provide executive leadership by amongst other things delivering monthly
public address on the steps being taken to address the prevailing economic
hardships and unprecedented suffering of Malawians until things stabilizes.
Government should update the nation on the status quo on the
implementation of the economic recovery plan (ERP) adopted during the
previous regime. If ERP was abandoned then government should provide a
clear economic recovery strategy with clear targets, which should be born
out wide consultations with relevant stakeholders.
- The President should desist from
appointing people based on tribalism, ethnicity, regionalism and partisan
politics, and endeavor to put Malawi first. To this end, the President
should explain steps being taken by government to ensure that civil and
public servants in all government and public institutions are appointed on
merit.
- Government
should attempt to resolve grievances raised by public service staff before
strikes even take place. Where there is a strike, Government should commit
to amicably resolve the grievances for resumption of duties within one
calendar month. All current strikes should be resolved before end January.
- The President should safeguard the independence
of other arms of government, and desist from due interference in their
operations
- Government
should address the problem of drug shortage and poor service delivery as a
matter of urgency. Government should also ensure that it addresses the
concerns of the health personnel, who have threatened to go on strike if
their grievances are not addressed, before end of January.
- The Malawi
police should step up its effort to ensure that security is guaranteed to
the citizens, investors and businesses or property. Government is thus
seriously urged to closely monitor progress, make the police account for
any further lapse, and institute correction measures.
- Malawians demand that the two
matters (K92 billion and K13 billion cashgates) should be earnestly
investigated, prosecuted and brought to their finality without favour.
There has apparently been no demonstration of commitment by government to
come to the bottom of cash gate, and that government did not demonstrate
any anxiety that judiciary strike was delaying cashgate prosecution. In
pursuit of justice, government is urged to desist from shielding some
alleged senior officers on the matter as doing so would negate
government’s obligations to protect its citizens, and to discharge its
obligation in accordance with the law. Government should also implement mechanisms to ensure
non-occurrence of any other cashgate in the present and onwards.
- Government should support the
current electoral reform process including the 50+1 electoral system and
ensure that government come up with a clear action plan on how to
actualize such reforms in readiness of 2019 elections. Government should
also dissolve Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners for failing
to manage the 2014 tripartite elections hence losing public trust to
manage any future elections. Government should also act on the 2006/2007
constitutional review process recommendations including those relating to
electoral reforms.
- Government is urged to reconstruct
the public sector reform and ensure that all the other arms of government
are brought on board. Government should pay attention to various existing
legislations applicable to some institution that might render such an
important process be of no benefit to its purposeful intent. Government
should also consider including relevant public institutions with the mandate
of public sector reform (e.g. Department of Human Resource and management,
Public Appointments Committee) to be ex-officio members in the civil
service reform commission. Government should also provide a clear
explanation on how much the reform
commission is costing our economy. Government is urged to reconstruct the public sector reform and
ensure that all the other arms of government are brought on board.
- The President should unveil to the
public the steps his government has put in place in order to ensure that
the calendar of public universities or colleges are not disturbed due to
indefine closures. To that end the President, in his capacity as
chancellor, should order for an immediate opening of Chancellor College,
Polytechnic and Mzuzu University before end January 2015.
- The President should inform
Malawians about his government’s position on the current quota system of
selection of students to public universities based on their districts of
origin. Malawians are aware that the President pledged to abolish quota
system which has proved to be divisive.
- Government should ensure that the
access to information bill is tabled in the next sitting of parliament.
- Government should clearly come up
with a deliberate action plan to promote girls and women empowerment. The
President should also put deliberate mechanisms to consider deserving
women in positions of power and decision making as a critical mechanism
for sustainable development. We
propose a minimum of at least 30% women representation in public appointments.
- Government should open up Malawi
Broadcasting Corporation for all, and ensure that it’s not a tool for
unleashing propaganda against critical voice. Similarly, Malawians ask
MACRA to investigate the unbiased reporting by MBC and penalize the
institution within the mandate of the regulator. Should the trend
continue, Malawians ask Parliament to withhold funding to MBC during the
upcoming budget sessions.
- Malawians urge the President to
promote and protect constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms. To
that end, government should ensure that freedom of assembly and expression
are exercised without due interference.
- Malawians therefore demand that all
ongoing and future concessions in the mining sector should either be
suspended pending the enactment of the new mining and minerals act or
reviewed.
- Government should ensure that
Paladin immediately halt the process of discharging radioactive effluents
into Rukuru and Sere river. Instead,
Paladin should conform to the initial plans of building a second tailings
dam. The government should also withdraw the permit it granted Paladin to
go ahead with the process of discharging radioactive effluents until all
the fears and uncertainties are addressed.
- The President and his government
must fully implement the National Youth Policy (NYP) adopted August 2013
and provide adequate budgetary and technical support. Malawians also
demand review of the NYCOM Act of 1996. The President must provide a clear
direction and explanation on how his government intends to reduce youth
unemployment
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In line with the concerns
and demands above, government is urged to address them or demonstrate
significant steps to addressing within 100 days from the date of delivery of
this petition today on 13th January, 2015. Government should also facilitate the
institution of a dialogue platform with civil society organisations and other
key stakeholders over the issues raised herein within a period of 2 weeks. To this end, government must constitute a
high level team that will follow and track the progress of implementing these
demands alongside the Civil Society organisations and other key stakeholders’
team within 2 weeks and communicate the same to us the petitioners.
N.B: We demand that the
concerns and demands which are linked to NAC should be addressed within 3 weeks
from the date of delivery of this petition –today on 13th January
2015. Failure to comply with this demand, we will regroup and decide the next
course of action in order to ensure that justice and sanity prevails on the
matter.
Signed by:
Malawi
Health Equity Network (MHEN)
Centre
for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)
Centre
for the Development of People (CEDEP)
Nurses
Organization of Malawi
Malawi
Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV and AIDS
Malawi
Network of People Living With HIV and AIDS
Citizens
for Justice (CFJ)
Civic
and Political Space (CPS)
Church
and Society Programme– Livingstonia Synod (CSP-LS)
Human
Rights Defenders Forum (HRDF)
Malawi
Human Rights Resource Centre
National
Elections Trust
ANPPCAN
Malawi Chapter
Local
NGO Forum on HIV/AIDS
Foundation
for Community Support Services
Youth
and Society
Child
Development and Support Organization
Centre
for Youth Development
Mzuzu
Youth Association (MYA)
Outreach
Scout Foundation
Youth
Watch Society
An
international organisation The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
(ITPC), together with the Network of HIV Positives in Sierra-Leone (NETHIPS),
the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Solidarité Thérapeutique et Initiatives
contre le Sida (SOLTHIS), and National AIDS Secretariat (NAS) has sent an
urgent call on regional development partners and international Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs) involved in HIV responses to support People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and women & children
networks in Sierra Leone.
