IT’S absolutely wrong to discriminate against gay people because they are human beings whose rights must also be respected, says Chief Justice Mumba Malila. But Malila says “how you deal with the issue of individuals of the same sex being erotically involved, is a totally different issue”. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Malila says anyone who feels that their human rights are not being respected in Zambia is free to engage international bodies. Delivering a public lecture at the University of Zambia on Human Rights Justice Beyond the National Courts as part of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Malila said it was wrong to accord gay people less rights than others. “This issue of gay rights is very…in...

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