The free association of LGBT organizations was impeded by a law prohibiting association "for an immoral purpose"; in 2005 the then governor of the District of Bamako cited this law to refuse official recognition to a gay rights association.
LGBT组织的免费集会受到禁止“为不道德的目的”结盟的法律的阻碍；2005年，巴马科当时的省长引用这项法律拒绝正式承认同性恋权利协会。