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Fear and uncertainty has gripped Ghana's LGBT community, already facing limited rights. The bill, considered one of Africa's most draconian anti-LGBT laws, has been condemned by the UN.
The Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill (formally the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill) is a proposed law in Ghana that would introduce wide-ranging restrictions on LGBT+ rights. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The bill was approved by the Parliament of Ghana on 28 February 2024 with bipartisan support and will only come into effect if signed into law by President ...
The bill in Ghana still needs to be signed off by the country’s president before it becomes law. The United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk called parliament’s passing of the bill ...
The memorandum of the bill claims that Ghana, its government, the majority of its citizens, its culture, and history completely disapprove of the LGBTQ community. [71] The bill was presented before parliament in early August 2021. [73] Ghana's parliament is scheduled to reopen in late October 2021, after which a vote may be held. [25]
[20] [21] Kojo Oppong Nkrumah claimed changes were made the E-levy bill after consultations were held, [22] and would be passed when Alban Bagbin is presiding. [23] Joseph Osei Owusu adjourned sitting of parliament without the passage of the bill into an Act. [24] Asiedu Nketiah has presented some E-Levy alternatives. The measures, he claims ...
Her song Kill The Bill, released in 2021, is a campaign song against the new Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill. [7] [8] Her latest single, titled "PrEP" is a song about a medication Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, which can prevent you from contracting HIV. The song was released on November 30, 2022 to mark World AIDS Day and to help in the ...
The National Reconciliation Commission was established in January 2002 by the Parliament of Ghana.The goal of the commission was to establish an "accurate, complete and historical record of violations and abuses of human rights inflicted on persons by public institutions and holders of public office during periods of unconstitutional government."
Ghana is a sovereign country in West Africa. It was a British colony until 6th March 1957 , when it became the first country, south of the Sahara to gain independence . The fundamental rights of a Ghanaian has been enshrined in the Chapter 5 of the 1992 Constitution. [ 2 ]