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Malawi suspended laws against same-sex relationships on Monday and ordered police not to arrest gays pending a decision on whether to repeal the legislation, a source of friction with the ...

Source: Reuters

Drummed by Yvette in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 6 months, 2 weeks

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Malawi to overturn homosexual ban, Joyce Banda says

President Joyce Banda has said she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.

Source: BBC

Drummed by ana in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 1 year

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Malawi women to protest trouser-stripping gang

Women in Malawi will stage a sit-in to defend their right to wear pants after police arrested a gang for terrorising trouser-wearing women by stripping off their clothes, an organiser ...

Source: News24

Drummed by jamila in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 1 year, 4 months

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Malawi: Arrest Sudanese President al-Bashir or Bar His Entry

Malawi should arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir or bar his entry to the country, Human Rights Watch said...

Source: Human Rights Watch

Drummed by Zozo in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 1 year, 7 months

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Malawi Child labour: the tobacco industry's smoking gun

In Malawi and beyond, child workers as young as five are being exposed to the toxic dangers of tobacco harvesting

Source: The Guardian

Drummed by adrian in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 1 year, 8 months

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Report damns Malawi on sex trafficking, child labour

Launched by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the US capital, Washington, the annual report notes that Malawi hasn't made progress in addressing human trafficking, making the country remain ...

Source: The Maravi Post

Drummed by soren in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 1 year, 10 months

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Malawi: No extra pay for HIV+ civil servants

Malawi has phased out a scheme to give extra payments to nearly 40,000 civil servants with HIV, authorities said Thursday, accusing some workers of spending the money on beer and ...

Source: Times Live

Drummed by Engelby in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 1 year, 11 months

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Article 19 censures Malawi media ban law

Global human rights watchdog, ARTICLE 19 has criticised President Bingu wa Mutharika’s government for the amended Section 46 (1) of the Penal code, a law permitting the government to ban ...

Source: Nyasa Times

Drummed by Juliet in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 2 years, 1 month

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Malawi: Suspected witches jailed

"The beliefs of the police and courts are becoming the law," George Thindwa, director of the Association for Secular Humanism (ASH), a local NGO, told IRIN. "The police are keeping ...

Source: IRIN

Drummed by adrian in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 2 years, 1 month

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Malawi Donor Funding Threatened by Rights, Governance Issues

Malawi is bracing itself for difficult economic times following a decision by the country’s main donors to withhold financial aid amounting to $400 million. Donors say they are responding to ...

Source: IPS

Drummed by michelle in Drum Human Rights (Malawi) 2 years, 2 months

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