Malawi: Amnesty International Commends Malawi for Suspending Anti-Homosexuality Laws

5 November 2012

Malawi's Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara on Monday said that laws criminalising same sex sexual conduct in the country had been suspended pending a decision on whether or not to repeal them.

Kasambara said in a statement that he wanted debate on the issue before parliament decides whether to keep the laws or not.

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