Undule Mwakasungula is a human rights activist in Malawi. He is the current chairperson for the Human Rights Consultative Committee

Human Rights Consultative Committee

The Human Rights Consultative Committee is a civil rights organization in Malawi. They are committed to the promotion and protection of human rights for the Malawi. There activities include advocacy, monitoring, information sharing, capacity building and resource mobilization for member...

 (HRCC). He is the former director for the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation, or CHRR, is a human rights non-governmental organisation in Malawi. It was founded in February 1995 as a non-profit, apolitical, voluntary organization registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act of 1962...

 (HCRR), a network of Church Institutions, Human Rights NGOs and the Law Society of Malawi that serves to work together in areas of human rights, advocacy and information sharing. HRCC and Mwakasungula was one of the primary organizers of the July 20th, 2011 Malawian protests

2011 Malawian protests

The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic...

. He has been a critical opponent of the Bingu wa Mutharika

Bingu wa Mutharika

Bingu wa Mutharika is a Malawi economist who is President of Malawi. He took office on 24 May 2004 after winning a disputed presidential election...

 administration, likening it to Zimbabwe's current administration under Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe

Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe. As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980...

, "We are almost Zimbabwe, both in the economy and in political governance,"

Malawi Protests

Mwakasungula has mentioned that he was arrested and detained in Lilongwe on the day of the protests and then later released. He went in to hiding briefly after the July 20, 2011 protests in Malawi.

2011 Malawian protests

The 2011 Malawi protests were protests aimed at winning political and economic reforms or concessions from the government of Malawi. On 20 July, Malawian organisations protested against perceived poor economic management and poor governance by President Bingu wa Mutharika and his Democratic...

. He has been acting as spokes person for the protest leaders and announced the postponement of the August 17th protests.

Gay Rights Activism

He has come under criticism by anti-gay civil society groups in Malawi due to his defense of gay and lesbians in Malawi and being outspoken against the criminalization of homosexuality.