Tag: Nana Akufo-Addo
Don’t flee from Ghana for fear of harsh anti-LGBTQ bill, human rights boss says
Ghana human rights Commissioner Joseph Whittal encourages LGBTQ Ghanaians not to flee the country, despite the possibility that Parliament's harsh [...]
World Bank is undecided: Sanction Ghana if anti-LGBTQ bill takes effect?
Ghana needs help with $20 billion debt, but homophobia might stand in its way
As a supporter of human rights, the World Bank will have a [...]
Anglican leader and Ghana leader dance around issue of ‘worst anti-gay bill ever’
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the President of Ghana on Tuesday tiptoed around the issue of the extreme anti-gay bill currently awaiting action in [...]
As anti-LGBTQ bill awaits action, Ghana leader opposes bias ‘in every form’
Ghana's president says that all types of discrimination must be eliminated before AIDS can be conquered. However, Ghana's parliament is still consider [...]
African and French activists unite against Ghana’s extreme anti-LGBT bill
LGBT rights activists traveled from West Africa to France earlier this month to join forces with French activists in opposition to the extreme anti-LG [...]
Ghana’s first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song
Ghana’s first openly transgender musician has released a song to boost the morale of the West African nation’s LGBT+ community as it faces a crackdown [...]
Thousands petition Ghana parliament to block ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
A bill labeled the 'worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’ had its first reading in the Ghana parliament today while thousands of people signed a petition urging [...]
LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana appeals for help from President Akufo-Addo
The advocacy group LGBT+ Rights Ghana yesterday appealed to Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo for protection.
A letter to Akufo-Addo from [...]
Conservative Christians block LGBT+ meeting in Ghana
Ghana has blocked a LGBT+ rights conference planned for July, bowing to complaints from conservative Christians.
From the African Human Rig [...]
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