The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) had planned for demonstrations on Thursday, 20th June 2019, with the march aimed at demanding for Gender Transparency and Accountability. Blantyre City Council (BCC) has rejected the coalition from holding the demonstrations.
The response letter reads, “The reason for this is that the streets and townships of Blantyre have been duly booked for public events by other stakeholders from 18th to 24th June 2019.
The letter also notifies HRDC Southern Regional Chairman Masauko Thawe that the Commissioner of Police (South) has been informed of the cancellation of the petition.