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Statement commemorating Inua Advocacy’s three-year anniversary
On April 27th, we celebrate our third anniversary at Inua Advocacy with renewed dedication to safeguarding the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Malawi. It’s a momentous occasion that fills us with gratitude towards all our partners, funders, and the resilient refugee community, and we hope to see the implementation of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework […]
Post-relocation Support and Interventions for refugees in Dzaleka
On May 17th, 2023, the Malawi Government initiated the forced relocation of refugees from cities and towns back to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. This exercise was marred by numerous human rights abuses against the refugees, including beatings, rape, extortion, and theft, among other atrocities from which the refugees have yet to recover. The relocation […]
Commemoration Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Brutal Refugee Relocation Exercise
On May 17th, we commemorated the one-year anniversary of a brutal refugee relocation exercise enforced by the Malawi Government. This operation forcibly moved 2,296 refugees and asylum seekers, including 765 families, to the overcrowded Dzaleka Camp, which now houses over 56,000 refugees despite a capacity for only 12,000. Documented human rights abuses during this relocation […]
Gunfire erupts in Dzaleka Refugee Camp
On the night of July 17th, there was two hours of continuous gunfire at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp. The disturbance was initially believed to be a police raid on Ethiopian-run human trafficking operations, but it was later confirmed as an operation by the Malawi Defense Force (MDF). WhatsApp audio messages from Dzaleka residents indicate that […]
Press Release: Joint CSOs Press Statement on the Violence in Dzaleka, involving Ethiopian and Congolese Nationals.
On March 11th, 2024, violence erupted at Dzaleka Refugee Camp between Ethiopian and Congolese nationals. The incident resulted into the vandalism of several homes belonging to Ethiopians and left several Congolese wounded from machete and knife attacks allegedly by Ethiopian assailants. These tensions date back to December 2023 when internal strife arose within the Ethiopian […]
2023 Annual Report
2023 was a year of immense challenges for refugees in Malawi. Forced relocations, funding cuts and human rights abuses threatened their basic well-being. But in the face of adversity, Inua Advocacy emerged as a beacon of hope, securing powerful victories against the odds. Our annual report highlights our achievements which include successful legal representation for […]
Press Statement: Urgent Appeals in Light of Refugee Return Concerns
Following the relocation of refugees to Dzaleka, many of them are struggling to fend for themselves and their families as they rely on $5 (about K10 500) monthly food allowance from the World Food Programme (WFP). It is not surprising therefore, that some of them have started returning to the communities in both rural and […]
Press Statement: Misrepresentation at the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, Tanzania
Inua Advocacy strongly condemns the gross misrepresentation of facts by the Malawi Delegation at the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights that took place in Arusha, Tanzania, in October 2023. Read the full statement here.
CSO Coalition’s joint statement on Government Actions affecting refugees in Malawi
Following the forced relocation of refugees to Dzaleka Camp, the Government confiscated 125 containers owned by refugee business operators and ordered to inspect all of them. However, despite the Government’s stated expectations that the containers would hold some illegal firearms, counterfeiting machines and drugs, the police inspection did not find any of these but later […]
Joint CSOs Urgent Call for the Protection of Refugee Rights and a Halt to State-Sponsored Lawlessness
The extent of the human rights abuses taking place during the forced re-encampment of refugees to Dzaleka led to a number of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) forming a coalition and issuing a joint statement. The statement calls for a halt of the relocation exercise and the protection of refugees. Read the full statement here.