Malawi Government Plays Double Standards On Same-Sex Relations

More than one third of the world's countries still consider same-sex sexual activity illegal, among them Malawi, whose government is giving mixed messages about the rights of homosexuals.

Although the number of countries which criminalise same-sex relations has fallen from 92 in 2006 (48 per cent of UN Member States) to 75 in 2015 (39 per cent) this situation is still unacceptable, according to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association.

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