Reverend MacDonald Sembereka is a Malawian reverend, civil and human rights activist. He is the acting national coordinator of the Human Rights Consultative Committee

Human Rights Consultative Committee

The Human Rights Consultative Committee is a civil rights organization in Malawi. They are committed to the promotion and protection of human rights for the Malawi. There activities include advocacy, monitoring, information sharing, capacity building and resource mobilization for member...

 (HRCC), a network of 91 local civil society and non-governmental organizations. He has been at the forefront of coordinating the nationwide protests in Malawi that began July 20, 2011 and are on-going. He is also the Executive Director of Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV/AIDS (MANERELA).

Arson Attacks

He was the target of an arson attack on 10 September 2011 following a similar arson attack at the office of Rafiq Hajat

Rafiq Hajat

Rafiq Hajat is a prominent Malawian civil rights activist. He is the director for the Institute for Policy Interaction in Malawi.-Career:...

's Institute for Policy Interaction on 3 September 2011. His house was set on fire by petrol bomb.This arson incident came days before the nationwide protests on September 21st, 2011.

2011 Malawian protests

The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic...