Table 11: Efficiency indicators - Source: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology .................. 70 Table 12: Equity Indicators- Source: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ......................... 71 Table 13: Budgetary and Expenditure- Source: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology..... 71 Article 18(3) - Protection of the Rights of Women and Children ........................................................... 71 Graph 7: Statistics on Trafficked Persons Per Selected Districts: Source: Malawi Police Service ..... 73 Graph 8: External Trafficking: Source: Malawi Police Service ........................................................... 74 Graph 9: Trafficking in Persons Trends: 2013 to 2017: Source: Malawi Police Service.................... 74 Graph 10: Trafficked Persons in accordance with age, Source: Malawi Police Service .................... 75 Article 18(4) - Protection of Aged Persons and Persons with Disabilities ......................................... 76 Table 15: Total Population, Persons with Albinism and Epilepsy by Sex, Age group, Urban and Rural, 2018………………………………………………………………………………………. ......... 77 Article 21 - Wealth and Natural Resources ............................................................................................ 80 Article 25- Duty to Promote Human Rights ........................................................................................... 82 PART B....................................................................................................................................................... 83 IMPLEMENTATION OF MAPUTO PROTOCOL SINCE 2015 ............................................................. 83 Articles 3, 4 and 5 - Protection of Women against Violence and Harmful Practices ............................. 84 Table 16: Gender Based Violence Status 2015-2017 – Source – Malawi Police Service....................... 85 Articles 2, 8, 9 and 12 – Equality and Non-discrimination ..................................................................... 86 Table 17 Gender profile in the decision making positions (per grade)…………………………. .............. 89 Table 18: Gender profile in the non-decision making positions (per grade)………………………… ...... 90 Article 14 - Health and Reproductive Rights .......................................................................................... 91 Graph 11: Child Mortality Rates: ........................................................................................................... 92 Graph 12:HIV Percentage Of Residence of Men and Women aged 15 – 49 - ……………………....... 95 Graph 13 – HIV Testing among adults – Source MHDS – 2015 -2016 ................................................. 96 Articles 6 and 7 - Rights Related to Marriage ........................................................................................ 97 Article 13 - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ................................................................................. 99 Articles 20, 21, 22 and 23 - Rights of Specially Protected Women Groups ......................................... 100 CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHARTER AND MAPUTO PROTOCOL .. 103 Annex 1 National Task Force Members ................................................................................................... 104 Annex 2: List of harmful practices prohibited by Section 4 of the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act...................................................................................................................................... 105 vii

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