Joint Submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s UPR Working Group Regarding the Fourth Cycle of Review of Malawi

REDRESS, CEDEP, and nine Malawian organisations under the Human Rights Grants make this submission as part of the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to highlight the issue of discriminatory violence, including torture, affecting individuals who identify as or are perceived to be LGBTIQ+ in Malawi. This submission identifies patterns of violence, intimidation, extortion, and harassment by law enforcement officers against the LGBTIQ+ community.