Achievements Highlights
1. CILIC, in 1993 won a case against the Inspector General of
Police for barring lawyers visiting their clients while in police custody.
2. CILIC conducted civic education and monitored the 1993
Referendum and the 1994 General Elections without funding.
3. CILIC lobbied government and the general public at the
first Malawi Constitutional Conference for establishment
of the Law Commission, the Ombudsman, the National
Compensation Tribunal, the AntiCorruption Bureau and is
Still lobbying for the Truth Commission.
4. CILIC litigated several cases of malpractices and violation
of human rights.
5. Documentation of the human rights abuses perpetuated by
government, political parties, other institutions and
individuals. CILIC interviewed and documented such
cases for follow-up and monitoring to see to it that social
justice is done.
6. CILIC is a member of CONGOMA, and sometimes serves
on its Board . Among other Memberships are National
and NGO General Networks, Human Rights Consultative
Committee, Prison Reform Committee etc.
At Regional Level, CILIC is a member of SAHRINGON,
SADC Elections network etc, and do associate inter-
Nationally with Amnesty International, UN NGO Forum,
Commonwealth NGO Conference, and its peoples
festivals. Beijing and its follow up conference etc.
7. CILIC has spearheaded the formation of a network of Prison Reform
Committee (PRC), the publication of the first ever Prison Reform
Newsletter titled ‘New Hope’ and facilitate through Prison Reform
Committee, Prison Rehabilitation Programmes through Civic education,
prison condition improvement etc. 8. CILIC has among many Human Rights abuse cases, work on rape cases,
defilement, incest and has done civic education, counselling, lobbying i.e.
judiciary for meaningful sentencing and community service for petty
offenders. CILIC formed an APW/CILIC Network for civic education in
1999 parliamentary and 2000 Local Government Elections to promote women candidates
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