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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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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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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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’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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Parliament has passed the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill proscribes LGBT activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding. Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year jail term with promoters and sponsors of the act bearing
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Gabriela Rodriguez cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years A cleaner is taking legal action against a top City law firm for indirect race discrimination after being fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich from a discarded platter. Gabriela Rodriguez from Ecuador cleaned the offices of Devonshires Solicitors for two years. United Voices
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for increased media scrutiny of the Anti-Gay Bill currently before Parliament. He expressed concern that the bill could inadvertently reintroduce elements of the repealed criminal libel law for journalists and media houses reporting on LGBTQ+ activities. Mr. Afenyo-Markin voiced his opposition to custodial sentences for individuals found guilty
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Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples will now also be legally allowed to adopt children after Thursday’s 176-76 vote in parliament. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the new law would “boldly abolish a serious inequality”. But it has divided the country, with fierce resistance led by the
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There has reportedly been a unanimous decision at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, February 2, 2024, to abandon the previously sanctioned policy of imposing a 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. According to Asaase Radio, this implies that electricity consumers will no longer be obligated to pay the contentious 15% VAT on top of
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