Constitutional Court Draws a Hard Line: Begging Remains a Crime Despite Rights Challenge by Persons with Disabilities
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The High Court of Malawi has delivered a blunt and far-reaching ruling: begging is still a crime under Malawian law. In a unanimous decision that shuts down a high-stakes constitutional challenge, a three-judge panel—John Mashikizo Chirwa, Anneline Kanthamb
Constitutional Court Draws a Hard Line: Begging Remains a Crime Despite Rights Challenge by Persons with Disabilities
The High Court of Malawi has delivered a blunt and far-reaching ruling: begging is still a crime under Malawian law. In a unanimous decision that shuts down a high-stakes constitutional challenge, a three-judge panel—John Mashikizo Chirwa, Anneline Kanthambi and Chimwemwe Kamowa—dismissed an application by 13 persons with disabilities who sought to have Section 180(b) of […] The post Constitutional Court Draws a Hard Line: Begging Remains a Crime Despite Rights Challenge by Persons with Disabilities appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. Read more
