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.
Selected provisions
Refugee Act of 1989 - Generic
Refugee Act of 1989 - Generic