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Region | Malawi |
Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
Status | No censorship |
Start Date | Feb 8, 2011 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the 2011 repeal of a law prohibiting "men from having long hair." |
Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065942/http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/488-1.pdf https://media.malawilii.org/files/legislation/akn-mw-act-1929-22-eng-2014-12-31.pdf https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/malawi-challenging-refusal-of-admission-to-school/ https://www.businessmalawi.com/files/ACB/Malawi-Penal-Code-Criminal-Law.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on previous censorship law.
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Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 8, 2011 |
Description | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Malawi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics since the 2011 repeal of a law prohibiting "men from having long hair." |
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Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120303065942/http://www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/488-1.pdf https://media.malawilii.org/files/legislation/akn-mw-act-1929-22-eng-2014-12-31.pdf https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/malawi-challenging-refusal-of-admission-to-school/ https://www.businessmalawi.com/files/ACB/Malawi-Penal-Code-Criminal-Law.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source.
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Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/malawi/ |