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Don’t sign anti-gay bill – Amnesty International Ghana to Akufo-Addo

Amnesty International Ghana has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to endorse the contentious anti-gay bill. Genevieve Partington, the Country Director of Amnesty International Ghana, characterized the bill as a “flagrant violation of privacy rights” that could have severe repercussions for Ghana if enacted into law. This plea was made during a meeting involving […]

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Akufo-Addo’s delay in assenting anti-LGBTQ+ bill unconstitutional – Law lecturer

Justice Srem-Sai, Senior Lecturer at the GIMPA Law Faculty, has voiced concerns over President Akufo-Addo’s handling of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Srem-Sai asserts that the President’s decision to defer assent to the bill violates constitutional principles. President Akufo-Addo, in a recent engagement with members

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Reject Anti-LGBTQ Bill – Samia Nkrumah Tells President Akufo-Addo

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Former Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Samia Yaba Nkrumah, has called on President Akufo-Addo not to sign the Bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. This legislation, which was passed in Parliament on February 28, 2024, seeks to criminalize LGBTQ activities and prohibit their promotion, advocacy, and funding.

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Amnesty International calls for Presidential assent to the Anti-witchcraft Bill

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Amnesty International, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) has called for a swift Presidential assent to the Anti-Witchcraft Bill, to protect especially vulnerable women, who are unjustly accused of witchcraft and subjected to inhumane treatment. Miss Genevieve Partington, the Country Director of Amnesty International, who made the call said, “By enacting this Bill into law, we send

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Opinion: While passing the anti-gay bill may be good, we must consider its potential implications

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The recent passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values (Anti-LGBTQ) Bill by the Parliament of Ghana has sparked significant debate and concern, both domestically and internationally. The bill aims at promoting proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values and proscribes the promotion and advocacy for LGBTQ+ practices. The Bill is

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Ghana to lose $3.8B World Bank Financing following Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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The Ministry of Finance has disclosed that Ghana is likely to lose 3.8 billion dollars in World Bank financing over the next five to six years if President Akufo-Addo signs the Anti-LGBTQ Bill into law. According to the Finance Ministry, for 2024 Ghana will lose 600 million dollars in Budget support and 250 million dollars

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CHRAJ aims at Supreme court over anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – Joseph Whittal

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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has served notice that it will be joining any group that heads to the Supreme Court or even lead the charge if President Akufo-Addo gives his assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by Parliament. The bill imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for

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Imprisoning gays won’t eradicate homosexual activities – Catholic Bishops

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Reverend Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has emphasized that incarcerating individuals based on their sexual orientation will not eradicate homosexuality. Instead, he expressed concern that such measures could potentially exacerbate such activities. On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, Parliament passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill, commonly

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Passage of anti-gay bill: It’s a sad day for Ghana’s democracy – Audrey Gadzekpo

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Audrey Gadzekpo, the Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has expressed her disappointment regarding the parliamentary approval of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 popularly known as the anti-gay bill. The legislation imposes a ban on LGBT activities and makes their promotion, advocacy, and funding

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Child Rights International case on streetism dismissed by Supreme Court

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Child Rights International’s (CRI) suit seeking to enforce the rights of street children has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. The CRI had gone to court to seek among others that the government should ensure the rights of street children by taking them off the streets and given better education in fulfilment of the 1992

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