Malawi – Heavenly court ruling on abortion

Malawi News
8 Nov 2025

In the heart of southern Africa lies Malawi, a land draped in cerulean lakes and undulating hills—a nation with vibrant communities, enduring traditions, and profound challenges. Among those challenges is the stark reality of unsafe abortion: a silent storm ravaging the lives of countless women and girls, shrouded in stigma and obscured by restrictive law. Imagine a young woman, perhaps a teenager, trembling under the weight of an unwanted pregnancy. In Malawi, securing a safe termination is often not a viable option:

Continued: https://www.pressreader.com/malawi/malawi-news/20251108/282458535217227

08.11.2025

Malawi: Landmark High Court Ruling Affirms Rights of Sexual Violence Survivors

October 29, 2025
Amnesty International

Reacting to a ruling by the High Court in Malawi that denying a 14-year-old rape survivor access to a safe termination of pregnancy violated her sexual and reproductive health rights under Sections 19 and 20 of the Gender Equality Act (GEA), Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa regional office, Tigere Chagutah, said:

“In a country where abortion remains largely criminalized, this landmark ruling sets an important precedent. It affirms that forcing a woman or girl to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term is a violation of their rights. It safeguards the constitutional and human rights of survivors of sexual violence to access quality abortion care, while protecting them from the life-threatening risks associated with unsafe abortions.

Continued: https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/malawi-landmark-high-court-ruling-affirms-rights-of-sexual-violence-survivors/

29.10.2025