Human Rights

This is an interdisciplinary platform for exciting insights, opinions, reviews, and critical analyses of human rights issues in Africa. A cross-section of contributors shares and cover human rights issues related to policy, advocacy, practice, and awareness. The insights shared unveil a wide spectrum where human rights principles and theories interface with lived realities of people and communities in Africa.

Besides the blog contributions, the africanlegalstudies.blog and the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth are constantly developing new initiatives to exchange and engage with scholars and practitioners. These include research projects such as “Intractable Human Rights Issues” or debate series (e.g. “Everyone’s human rights”).

Desmond Mhango’s Opinion and Experiences Concerning Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond MhangoJun 2, 20238 min read
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Desmond Mhango concludes his series on Child Labour in Malawi with this final article. In this final article of the series Child Labor in Malawi,…

The State’s Responsibility to Address Child Labour

Desmond MhangoMay 26, 202311 min read
One person saving another one from drowning.

Desmond Mhango’s series on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this fifth article. Following his detailed explanation of the situational context of child labour in…

Push Factors for Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond MhangoMay 19, 20239 min read
Push Factors for Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond Mhango’s series on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this fourth article. Following his detailed explanation of the situational context of child labour in…

Places and Practices of Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond MhangoMay 12, 20238 min read
Field in Malawi

Desmond Mhango’s series on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this third article. After elucidating the situational context of child labour, it becomes crucial to…

Situational Context of Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond MhangoMay 5, 20237 min read
Situational Context of Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond Mhango’s series (read his introduction here) on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this second article. Malawi has a total population of around 18…

Introduction to the Series Child Labour in Malawi: Perspectives of Child Labour in Malawi

Desmond MhangoApr 28, 20237 min read
Introduction to the Series Child Labour in Malawi: Perspectives of Child Labour in Malawi

This article serves as introduction to a six-part series by author Desmond Mhango focusing on child labour in Malawi. The subject of child labour is…