title: Malawi: President pardons convicted same-sex couple.
abstract: A Malawian gay couple sentenced to 14 years' hard labour for holding a public engagement ceremony was pardoned by Presidential decree in May 2010 at a press conference alongside United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. vsohaili@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Vajdon
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sohaili
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D011678:Punishment; D018454:Spouses