The Supreme Court of Ghana has postponed its ruling on a petition seeking to block parliament from transmitting a highly contentious anti-LGBTQ bill to President Nana Akufo-Addo for final approval. The deferment implies that discussions surrounding the bill, which has been a focal point of Ghana’s political landscape since its passage by parliament in February, … Read more
TheParliament Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has told the President of Ghana that his nominees for Ministers and Deputy will not be approved by Parliament until he signs the Anti- Gay Bill. He said that the Supreme Court was now hearing a legal challenge, and he suspended the review of these nominations. The MP Rockson-Nelson … Read more
A panel of United Nations human rights experts have descended on Ghana’s Anti LGBT Bill, calling it a ‘recipe for violence’ against Ghana’s already marginalized LBGT community. The expert panel put together by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) deliberated over the Private Member’s Bill introduced by Sam George and … Read more
