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Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for a contested bill severely curtailing LGBTQ rights to become law after rejecting two bids to overturn it. Lawmakers approved the Sexual Rights ...
Ghana's Supreme Court has unanimously decided to dismiss two legal challenges to new anti-LGBT legislation that has been criticised by rights groups. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed a bill ...
The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has reaffirmed that his stance on the LGBTQ+ Bill currently before Parliament remains unchanged.
Opposition lawmakers in Ghana are pushing President Nana Akufo-Addo into a tight spot by promoting an anti-LGBT law widely condemned by critics for undermining rights but applauded by many Ghanaians.
Ghana’s current Chief Justice (CJ), Gertrude Araba Esaaba ... She delayed rulings on critical issues, such as the botched ...
In Ghana, gay sex is illegal and carries a three-year prison sentence. The bill would further criminalize the LGBTQ community by imposing at least a 10-year sentence on members of the community ...
A group of 10 MPs in Ghana have resubmitted a controversial bill that would impose some of the toughest restrictions on LGBT rights in Africa. The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people ...
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[AP] Ghana's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to criminalize LGBTQ activities in the country. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill introduced in 2021 seeks to promote what the ...
The Member of Parliament for Assin South, John Ntim Fordjour, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to give the LGBTQ+ Bill utmost urgency.