MEDIA REALESE
To: All media houses
CANCELLATION OF DEMONSTRATIONS ON TUESDAY, 13TH JANUARY 2015
On behalf of the listed organizations, we write to inform you that we have cancelled the demonstrations that were expected to take place on Tuesday, 13th January 2015 in Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu, Karonga and Zomba. The demonstrations were planned in protest of the unwarranted funding from NAC of HIV and AIDS funds to organizations that are not meant to receive such funding, and the general decay of the state of governance in Malawi.
We have made such a decision to cancel the demonstration because we want to give dialogue a chance. We have listened to voices that were for and against the demonstrations and have realised that the issues that we were supposed to demonstrate against were genuine and calls for demonstrations were not misplaced. However, there have been concerns on the issue of security and we feel that some elements want to overtake the peaceful demonstrations in order to cause havoc and discredit the organisers.
We feel the best way forward is to engage government and find a lasting solution to the pressing issues that called us to demonstrate.
We are currently working to inform all the relevant authorities including the police, City Council of the decision to cancel the demonstrations.
May God bless Malawi.
Timothy Mtambo
Executive Director – CHRR, 13th January national demonstrations spokespersons
0992166191 or mtambotimo@gmail.com
On behalf of;
Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN)
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)
Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP)
Nurses Organization of Malawi
Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV and AIDS
Malawi Network of People Living With HIV and AIDS
Citizens for Justice (CFJ)
Civic and Political Space (CPS)
Church and Society Programme– Livingstonia Synod (CSP-LS)
Human Rights Defenders Forum (HRDF)
Hebrews Misomali (In his capacity as a human rights defender)
Benedicto Kondowe (In his capacity as a human rights defender)
Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre
National Elections Trust
ANPPCAN Malawi Chapter
Family Planning Association of Malawi
Local NGO Forum on HIV/AIDS
Foundation for Community Support Services
Youth and Society
Child Development and Support Organization
Centre for Youth Development
Outreach Scout Foundation
Youth Watch and Society
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