Ghana, LGBT and Family Values Bill

Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduce an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that sparked criticism
Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was passed by parliament last year but not enacted.
Ghana: Group of Lawmakers ReIntroduce Controversial Anti-Gay Legislation
A group of Ghanaian MPs reintroduced the controversial anti-gay rights bill which stalled in 2024 after a decision by former president Nana Akufo-Addo not to sign it into law, the BBC reported, paving the way for harsher penalties in the country.
Ghana lawmakers reintroduce anti-LGBTQ+ bill imposing harsh restrictions
Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduced the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, a controversial and incredibly restrictive piece of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, to Parliament on Tuesday. Presently, in
Ghana Lawmakers Reintroduce Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Ghanaian lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would become one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation, three sponsors told Reuters, after an earlier attempt to enact it fell short because of legal challenges.
Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill
The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.
Ghana lawmakers reintroduce controversial, cruel and regressive anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Lawmakers in Ghana have reintroduced a controversial bill that– if passed into law – would become some of the toughest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Africa. The legislation, entitled the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill,
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Supreme Court Halts Sentencing Of Akwatia MP At Koforidua High Court After Contempt Conviction
The Supreme Court, in a 4-1 majority decision stopped the Koforidua High Court from sentencing Akwatia legislator Ernest Yaw ...
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Can Ghana’s new Sahel envoy bring the AoSS back into the fold?
Lartey, Ghana’s new key liaison to the Alliance of Sahel States, sits down with The Africa Report to discuss how to be a good ...
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Supreme Court to rule on case seeking to stop government from issuing Treasury Bills
The Supreme Court will today [February 25, 2025] rule on a case filed by a private legal practitioner Jonathan Amable seeking ...
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Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Supreme Court dismisses Richard Sky’s review application
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review application challenging its earlier ruling on the constitutionality of Parliament ...
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Supreme Court puts Akwatia MP’s sentencing on hold
The Supreme Court has by a 4-1 majority decision stayed the High Court in Koforidua from sentencing the Member of Parliament ...
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Supreme Court adjourns indefinitely case filed to stop government from issuing Treasury Bills
The Supreme Court has today [February 25, 2025] adjourned indefinitely a case filed by a private legal practitioner Jonathan ...
Supreme Court strikes out Richard Sky's review application on passage of anti-gay bill
The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed a review application regarding its decision to quash two legal challenges against ...
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Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi Runs To Supreme Court To Overturn Contempt Conviction By Koforidua High Court
Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi filed an application at the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a February 19 contempt of court ...
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Ghana faces growing calls to rename airport honouring coup leader Kotoka
Kotoka International Airport – in Accra has been seen an insult by Pan-Africanists and a painful reminder of the collusion ...