Tag: Ghana
Lawmakers in Ghana have once again put forward a highly controversial bill that, if enacted, would rank among the most severe anti-LGBTQ+ laws in...
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Legal Challenges Overruled: Ghana’s Supreme Court Paves Way for Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
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Ghana’s Supreme Court has dismissed legal challenges against a proposed anti-LGBTQ+ law, clearing the way for President Nana Akufo-Addo to potentially enact one of...
Ghana's supreme court has upheld a colonial-era law criminalising consensual same-sex conduct between adults, a decision criticised by Human Rights Watch as contrary to...
Ghana's government has enacted stringent legislation mandating up to three years of incarceration for individuals found guilty of LGBTQ+ identification and five years for...
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Ghana’s Roman Catholic Cardinal Advocating for Understanding, Not Criminalisation of Homosexuality
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In a notable departure from the stance of his fellow Roman Catholic bishops in Ghana, Cardinal Peter Turkson has voiced opposition to the criminalisation...
Thirty LGBTQ+ people have been beaten and robbed before being arrested by Police in Ghana.
According to the LGBTQ+ rights group Rightify Ghana, Twenty-nine men...
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LGBTQ+ Members Of Church of England Take A Stand For Queer Ghanaians During General Synod
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LGBTQ+ Canons and members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod showing solidarity with queer...
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Ghanaian Chief Threatens To Storm Parliament If Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Is Not Passed
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One of Ghana's most prominent chiefs has threatened to storm the nation's parliament with 10,000 of his people to force through strict anti-LGBTQ+ legislation....