Tag: Rightify Ghana
LGBTQ rights defender in Ghana wins U.S. award on Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day honorees this week included LGBTQ rights defender Ebenezer Peegah of Ghana.
Peegah is the founder and executive director of Ri [...]
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 [...]
Pope meets African activists, supports their struggle for LGBTIQ rights
Pope Francis this week made a point of supporting the work of African LGBTIQ rights activists, meeting in person with prominent leaders of the LGB [...]
Challenge to University of Ghana: Put an end to anti-gay attacks
Human rights groups are pushing the University of Ghana to take stronger action in response to a widely publicized anti-gay attack that occurr [...]
Ghana abuzz as parliament begins debate of harsh anti-LGBTQ bill
The parliament of Ghana is currently debating whether to pass an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that in some ways is worse than the Anti-Homosexuality Law recen [...]
Ghana court returns three men to jail for homophobic violence
Defendants are accused of assault, robbery and blackmail
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Ghana: Anti-gay legislators crank up homophobia for political gain
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Ghana official falsely claims ‘no known record’ of anti-gay violence; anti-LGBTQ attacks persist
Anti-LGBTQ violence continued in Ghana after the nation's Attorney-General and Minister of Justice deceptively claimed before a U.N. Human Rights Coun [...]
Homophobic attackers target LGBTQ+ activist as he is installed as a chief in Ghana
West African LGBTQ+ rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla was attacked over the weekend as he took part in a ceremony installing him as a chief in central [...]
Speaker of Ghana parliament stymies plans for ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
Ghana's parliament has adjourned for the year without taking promised and predicted action on a long-threatened proposal known as the "worst anti-LGBT [...]
Twitter’s cutbacks open the door to more online anti-LGBTQ abuse
Twitter's chaotic staff cutbacks, including emptying its one office in Africa and firing human rights staff, could cause serious damage to LGBTQ Afric [...]
Ghana: Homophobes kidnap LGBTQ+ rights leader
The leader of Ghana's LGBTQ+ rights group Rightify Ghana was kidnapped for ransom by seven homophobic men and later released after they were paid, the [...]
Ghana is warned: Passing anti-LGBTQ bill would harm the economy
The economic damage that would be caused by passage of Ghana's extreme anti-LGBTQ bill was highlighted at a Parliamentary hearing this week.
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Ghana drops charges against 5 who were beaten and then arrested
A circuit court in Ghana has dropped charges against five LGBTQ people who were attacked by a homophobic mob on Oct. 19, 2021. After the assault, the [...]
Rightify Ghana launches fundraising appeal to expand advocacy for LGBTQI+ people
A leading LGBT advocacy group in Ghana that has put a spotlight on what it calls the "worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever" is seeking donations from LGBTQ righ [...]
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 [...]
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill leads to surge in anti-LGBTQ violence
"The anti- LGBTQI bill in the Parliament of Ghana is fueling hate and emboldens homophobic individuals and groups to harm LGBTQ persons. The worrying [...]
Anti-gay Ghana legislators propose ‘the worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’
The "most homophobic document the world has ever seen" is how LGBTQ rights activists describe Ghana's sweeping anti-homosexuality bill recently reveal [...]
Anti-gay bill reaches Ghana parliament, boosted by speaker
The speaker of Ghana's parliament has predicted that Ghana will enact a new anti-homosexuality law within the next six months.
On June 29, he r [...]
Ghana protest: 21 people arrested at LGBTQI rights training session
LGBTQI rights activists are calling for the release of 21 people arrested yesterday at a meeting in southeastern Ghana where they were being trained t [...]
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