马拉维法院给同性恋人定罪Malawi Court Convicts Gay Couple
星期二，地方法官乌西马在马拉维的商业首都布兰太尔宣布了这项判决。
他说，20岁的钦巴朗贾和26岁的 蒙杰扎这两名男子将在星期四被判刑。
这两名男子在举行一个象征性婚礼后于去年12月被捕。他们最高面临14年的监禁。
同 性恋在大多数传统的非洲社会被视为禁忌，在许多非洲国家违法。
人权组织敦促马拉维政府撤销指控，并废止给同性恋者定罪的法案。与此同时， 一些西方国家威胁要因此事件减少对马拉维的援助。
然而，马拉维的教会领袖敦促政府要保持目前的法律。
A court in Malawi has convicted a gay couple of "gross indecency" and unnatural acts.
Magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwa announced the verdict Tuesday in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre.
He said the two men, 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga and 26-year-old Steven Monjeza, will be sentenced Thursday.
The two were arrested in December after holding a symbolic wedding. They face up to 14 years in prison.
Homosexuality is considered taboo in most traditional African societies and is illegal in many African countries.
Human rights groups had urged Malawi's government to drop the charges and repeal laws criminalizing homosexuality, while some Western countries had threatened to reduce aid to Malawi because of the case.
However, church leaders in Malawi urged the government to maintain the current laws.