Archivo etiqueta «Malawi»
By Chi Mgbako, clinical associate professor of law and director of the Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic at Fordham Law School in New York City (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 18/02/11):
Accusations of witchcraft in Africa have gained increasing attention because of the severe impact they can have on the lives of those accused, including imprisonment, deprivation of property, banishment from villages and in some cases physical violence.
The human-rights law program I direct recently partnered with an N.G.O. in Malawi to run a mobile legal-aid clinic focusing on witchcraft cases in two rural communities.
Men, women and children … Seguir leyendo
By Elton John, a flamboyant entertainer, outspoken humanitarian, and enduringly successful singer/songwriter (THE GUARDIAN, 29/05/10):
Dear President Mutharika
You and I have never met, but we have long been partners, standing shoulder to shoulder in the fight against HIV/Aids, and hand in hand with the people of Malawi. I am writing as a friend.
Mr President, I have admired your efforts to bring health services and development to your people, and the Elton John Aids Foundation has proudly worked with the government of Malawi to these ends since 1998. We have made much progress together.
That is why I … Seguir leyendo
By Jack Mapanje, a visiting fellow at Newcastle University Center for Literary Arts in Britain and the author of a forthcoming memoir about his time in prison in Malawi (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 07/02/10):
I was in Mikuyu Prison in Malawi when Nelson Mandela was released. Hearing the news, whispered to me by a daring prison guard, I instantly thought back to the day, a year earlier, when the same guard had told me the rumor that President F. W. de Klerk of South Africa was holding secret talks with Mr. Mandela. Rumors played a critical, if therapeutic, role … Seguir leyendo