The justice minister of Malawi has added the countries anti-gay laws to a list of legislation he wants reviewed because the rules may not reflect "Public Opinion".
He said "In view of the sentiments from the general public and in response to public opinion regarding certain laws, the government wishes to announce to the Malawi nation that it is submitting the relevant laws and provisions of laws to the Law Commission for review."
This decision to review the laws came after key aid announcements by the UK and the US.
The UK government announced last month that aid would be redirected away from countries who do not protect citizens human rights and the US said that they would start taking LGBT rights into account when making aid decisions.
This is the reason Malawi is to look into it's laws.
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