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The President of the republic, H.E Akufo-Addo has reassured the international community of Ghana’s commitment to upholding human rights despite the recent passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. Addressing concerns during a diplomatic engagement, the President emphasised that …

National laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adults exist in a minimum of 67 countries. These laws may specifically target certain sexual acts, and in some cases, they are general and open to interpretation. Penalties range from fines to life imprisonment and, in extreme cases, the death penalty. Law enforcement …

The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to bar Donald Trump from running as a presidential candidate for November’s election. Justices unanimously overruled Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from the Republican primary ballot. Judges in the state had cited an anti-insurrection clause in the US Constitution …

President Akufo-Addo has been advised by Ghana’s Ministry of Finance not to sign the newly enacted Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into law.   The Finance Ministry warned that taking such action could have a negative impact on the nation’s ability to get financial support from international organizations like the Bretton Woods Institutions …

The World Bank is threatening to cancel loans earmarked in Ghana over the passing of the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ Bill. The Bretton Woods institution, whose funding this year is seen as critical to sustaining Ghana’s programme with its sister body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has raised “concerns over the potential …

Ghanaian actor Oboy Siki who has now managed to be tagged as a controversial bad man has once again done the unthinkerble. Everyone wishes to celebrate their birthday in a grand style and to some extent be the talk of the town. But on Saturday, 2nd March 2024 the Renowned …

The United States issued a warning on Thursday, cautioning that it might limit foreign aid to Ghana if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signs a new bill criminalizing LGBTQ+ activities into law. Ghana’s Parliament on Wednesday approved legislation that could lead to prison sentences of up to three years for …

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Reverend Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, has emphasised that incarcerating homosexuals will not eradicate homosexuality; instead, it may exacerbate such behaviours. He advocates for a reconsideration of the penalties outlined in the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill. Reverend Gyamfi argues that …

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, the Parliament of Ghana passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBT+ bill. The bill proscribes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) activities and criminalises their promotion, advocacy, and funding. Persons caught in these acts would be …

The Government of the United States of America (USA) has reacted to the passage of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBT+ bill. In a post shared on X on February 28, 2024, the spokesperson of the United States State Department, Matthew …