-
Malawi: 'Country's Sentence Will Set Back Aids Response'
The Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, 21 May 2010
The conviction and sentencing of two men in Malawi based on their sexual orientation presents a serious threat to the country's AIDS response. Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge… Read more »
-
Malawi: U.S. Appalled by Sentencing of Couple in Country
State Department, 20 May 2010
The United States is appalled by the conviction and sentencing of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza to 14 years in jail with hard labor under Malawian law for violating Malawi… Read more »
-
Malawi: Foreign Govts Protest as Gays Get 14 Years
Nation, 20 May 2010
Foreign governments have condemned the 14-year sentence meted on Malawi gays saying they are deeply disappointed by the conviction and urged Malawi's government to review its laws. Read more »
-
Malawi: Couple sentenced to 14 years hard labour for 'gross indecency'
AI London, 20 May 2010
The fourteen year sentence imposed on a Malawian couple convicted of “gross indecency” and “unnatural acts” is an outrage, Amnesty International said today. Read more »
-
Malawi: Gay Couple Jailed for 'Unnatural Acts'
IPS, 18 May 2010
On May 18, Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the two men arrested in December after their traditional engagement party, were convicted of "unnatural acts" and "gross… Read more »
-
Malawi: Court Finds Two Gays Guilty
Nation, 18 May 2010
A gay Malawian couple, who got engaged in a traditional ceremony in December last year, was found guilty of sodomy and indecency today in a trial viewed as a test case for… Read more »
-
Malawi: Gay Couple to Go on Trial
IPS, 22 March 2010
Two men who married each other in a traditional engagement ceremony will have to undergo trial and face years of imprisonment if found guilty of having a homosexual relationship. Read more »