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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 ...
In February 2024, with the support of the country's two major political parties, the Parliament of Ghana unanimously passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ in Ghana, with penalties of up to three years in prison. Funding or forming a LGBT-related group would be punished by up to five years in ...
Crabbe chaired the Constituent Assembly of 1979 that produced a constitution for Ghana's Third Republic. He was the Statute Law Revision Commissioner under the Fourth Republic. [3] At the time of his death, he was a Professor of Law at Mountcrest University College.
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 ]
ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana's anti-LGBTQ bill could lead to a loss of $3.8 billion in World Bank financing over the next five to six years if it becomes law, derailing a $3 billion IMF loan package ...
In order for someone to be nominated to the Supreme Court, they must have practiced law for at least 15 years prior to their nomination. [2] In terms of the functions of the court, the Supreme Court is the final court of appeals in all of Ghana and all lower level courts must abide by the decisions by which the Supreme Court comes to. [2]
One important thing to note when studying the juveniles in conflict with the law in Ghana is the information gap. Ghana's official police records are not comprehensive and fail to record all cases. [10] There is also a lack of delinquency research. Therefore, it is difficult to truly assess the prevalence and the causes of juvenile delinquency ...
The act encountered significant resistance from cultural conservatives and local religious leaders who believed that such a law would undermine traditional African values, and that Western values were being implemented into law. [26] [27] [28] In 2014 the Ghanaian government set up a domestic violence board to combat the issue. [29] [30] [31]