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Society Human Rights Watch lauds Malawi on homophobic law moratorium Malawi's Justice Minister and Attorney General Ralph Kasambara last week told a public debate on minority rights that the police have been ordered not to arrest anyone suspected of engaging in homosexuality. Malawi's buggery, gross indecency and carnal knowledge against the order of nature laws are some of the toughest homophobic laws in the world. Anyone convicted under these laws can get up to 14 years in jail with hard labour.

Politics Formation of new party by Jumbe not solution to Malawi's problems--Chinsinga The announcement came after leadership wrangles in UDF between Jumbe’s faction and that of Secretary General Kennedy Makwangwala which organized and staged the national convention where Atupele Muluzi was elected the party’s national chairperson and presidential candidate for 2014 presidential elections. But Chancellor College political scientist Chinsinga said the party will augment political bickering between the leadership of the two parties.