Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff

Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff is a Malawian lawyer and activist. She was the President of Malawi's Women Lawyers Association from 2017. She lobbies the National Assembly on women-related issues and is consulted by the press and leading figures. The Gender and Justice Unit that she founded and leads, uses the law to improve "gender equality and social and environmental justice". Quotes “There is a need to ensure that Malawian women’s voices, particularly the voices of women living with HIV, are incorporated in the law-making process.” Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff, UNAIDS case study. “It is thanks to women activists who fought to have their voices heard that Parliament has recognised that abandoning human rights protections will only drive vulnerability to HIV,” Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff, 2017. “In any event, where detention is necessary, the child is supposed to be detained at a safety home. The circumstances surrounding the overnight incarceration of this young girl and all other children need critical review and the police procedures when it comes to children need to be standardised and strengthened–any contact with law enforcement must be in line with the best interests of the child and the law.” Sarai Chisala-Tempelhoff speech on Law Society. External links Category:Living people Category:Judges Category:Lawyers Category:Diplomats