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| Region | Malawi |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 2011 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2011, Malawi amended its articles that criminalize homosexuality between men to also include sex between women. The punishment is a maximum of fourteen years in prison with corporal punishment. In June of 2024, Malawi's Constitutional Court upheld the laws that criminalize homosexuality after a challenge was made. |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/malawi/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/07/11/dark-day-malawi-rights-lgbt-people |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Adding punishment info
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| Description | In 2011, Malawi amended its articles that criminalize homosexuality between men to also include sex between women. In June of 2024, Malawi's Constitutional Court upheld the laws that criminalize homosexuality after a challenge was made. | In 2011, Malawi amended its articles that criminalize homosexuality between men to also include sex between women. The punishment is a maximum of fourteen years in prison with corporal punishment. In June of 2024, Malawi's Constitutional Court upheld the laws that criminalize homosexuality after a challenge was made. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Replacing description and links
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| Start Date | Apr 1, 1930 | 2011 |
| Description | Up to fourteen years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment (public whippings) Decriminalization pending. | In 2011, Malawi amended its articles that criminalize homosexuality between men to also include sex between women. In June of 2024, Malawi's Constitutional Court upheld the laws that criminalize homosexuality after a challenge was made. |
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| Sources | http://www.malawilii.org/mw/legislation/consolidated-act/701 | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/malawi/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/07/11/dark-day-malawi-rights-lgbt-people |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
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| Description | Up to fourteen years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment (public whippings) | Up to fourteen years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment (public whippings) Decriminalization pending. |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Apr 1, 1930 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Up to fourteen years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment (public whippings) |
| Sources | http://www.malawilii.org/mw/legislation/consolidated-act/701 |
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- Status is not correct "it has been legal since 2012. delete the current status of homosexuality in Malawi. http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/sub-saharan-africa/malawi"