Malawi’s most famous watchdog HRDC faces shutdown, vows to challenge NGO authority in court
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition may lose its legal status in Malawi. The NGO Regulatory Authority upheld a decision to deregister the group on November 2, 2026. Regulators claim the organization repeatedly failed to meet legal obligations required by the NGO Act. The watchdog group intends to challenge this authority in court.
Malawi’s best-known civil society group could lose its legal status after the country’s NGO regulator upheld a decision to deregister the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC). The NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA) said in a determination dated November 2, 2026, that HRDC had repeatedly failed to meet its legal obligations under the NGO Act. The ruling […] The post Malawi’s most famous watchdog HRDC faces shutdown, vows to challenge NGO authority in court appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times .