Earlier this week, the High Court of Malawi delivered a judgment declaring that the unwritten or written policy of the Government requiring all learners, including children of the Rastafari community to cut their hair before admission into government schools is unlawful and constitutes a violation of the right to education, freedom of religion and amounts to discrimination on grounds of religious affiliation.

We talk to Chikondi Chijozi of Southern Africa Litigation Centre (Represented the applicants) Victor Mhango, Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance, Malawi (Supported the case).

Earlier this week, the High Court of Malawi delivered a judgment declaring that the unwritten or written policy of the Government requiring all learners, including children of the Rastafari community to cut their hair before admission into government schools is unlawful and constitutes a violation of the right to education, freedom of religion and amounts to discrimination on grounds of religious affiliation.
We talk to Chikondi Chijozi of Southern Africa Litigation Centre (Represented the applicants) Victor Mhango, Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance, Malawi (Supported the case).

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