Last Change:
05/16/2025
Refugee Act of 1989
Year: 1989
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Asylum
Link to external source:
https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1989/en/17638
Description
This Act establishes a legal framework for how Malawi identifies, admits, protects and regulates individuals who qualify as refugees. It creates a Refugee Committee to oversee status determinations, sets out refugees’ rights and obligations, provides for appeal and review mechanisms, and empowers the Minister to make detailed regulations.