The Malawi High Court on Friday delivered a judgment declaring the lower Court's detention of children in police custody unlawful. The presiding Judge, Justice Chirwa, stated that the applicants' detention in Limbe Police Station was unlawful, and the Court ordered their immediate release from custody. The Court held that the detention of the applicants in police custody interfered with their health, physical, psychological, emotional growth and development. For more on this case, Channel Africa's Zikhona Miso spoke to Chikondi Chijozi from the Southern Africa Litigation Centre.

<p>The Malawi High Court on Friday delivered a judgment declaring the lower Court's detention of children in police custody unlawful. The presiding Judge, Justice Chirwa, stated that the applicants' detention in Limbe Police Station was unlawful, and the Court ordered their immediate release from custody. The Court held that the detention of the applicants in police custody interfered with their health, physical, psychological, emotional growth and development. For more on this case, Channel Africa's Zikhona Miso spoke to Chikondi Chijozi from the Southern Africa Litigation Centre.</p>

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