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Lawyers in Malawi encourage law reform to promote the rights of LGBT

Left to Right: Mandala Mambulasa, Undule Mwakusungula, Gift Trapence, Gift Mwakwawa On 21 June 2012, lawyers affiliated to the Malawi Law Society attended a workshop in Blantyre to discuss…

Staff Writer26 June 2012

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UN High Commissioner for human rights’ visit to Zimbabwe highlights the indivisibility of human rights

On Friday 25 May 2012, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, issued a statement at a press conference in Harare reflecting on her 5 day mission to Zimbabwe. This was…

Staff Writer28 May 2012

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The ins and outs of same-sex marriages

The Thought Leader, Mail&Guardian By Anneke Meerkotter The first thing you are confronted with when you walk into the service section of the South African embassy in Harare is a…

Anneke Meerkotter24 May 2012

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When will we recognize that hate speech against the LGBT community is not OK?

Increasingly, leaders in Africa are able to propagate hate speech against LGBT persons with shameless impunity. On 10 May 2012, for example, at a community gathering, the Zimbabwean Minister of Local…

Staff Writer17 May 2012

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HRC panel on sexual orientation, 7 March 2012

On 7 March 2012, the UN Human Rights Council’s 19th session will hold a panel discussion on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. The panel will be opened by the UN…

Anneke Meerkotter6 March 2012

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Defending the rights of LGBTI at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council Session

For proponents of the principle that everyone is entitled to the same human rights irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity, February 2012 started disappointingly: On 7 February 2012,…

Anneke Meerkotter17 February 2012

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Condoms in prison debate rages

Mmegi Online The issue of whether to distribute condoms in prisons is a hot potato that has pitted the government against AIDS organisations. It has pitted Vice-President Mompati Merafhe, against…

Staff Writer5 October 2010

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Homosexuality crucial to Malawi’s HIV/AIDS fight-veep

Nyasa Times Malawi’s Vice president, Joyce Banda, has urged the faith leaders to open up on same sex partners in order for the country to make significant strides in the…

Staff Writer29 September 2010

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Malawi: Protecting the rights of same-sex couples

Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were arrested on 28 December 2009 and charged with violating sections 153 and 156 of Malawi’s Penal Code prohibiting carnal knowledge against the order of…

Staff Writer29 July 2010

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Picking up the pieces in Malawi

Human rights activists plot the path forward in the wake of the recent same-sex court case. Before the outsized international human rights outcry. Before the world had even heard of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga.…

Staff Writer3 June 2010

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