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On 20 May 2021, a group of LGBT+ rights advocates (16 women and five men) held a meeting in the city of Ho in the southeastern Volta Region of Ghana. Meeting at a hotel for nurses and midwives, the group had met to share information on documenting LGBT+ rights violations in Ghana and had brought a number of flyers with them, including ones on "Coming out" and "All about Trans."
The 16 women and five men were participating in a training for paralegals on documenting and reporting human rights violations experienced by sexual minorities in Ghana. They were arrested in May ...
Ghana's anti-gay laws may legally require the police to persecute LGBTQ citizens. In 2016, a lesbian couple , accused of having a wedding, was arrested by the police. [ 43 ] Some LGBTQ groups, such as the Solace Initiative, provide LGBTQ citizens with human rights trained paralegals who can help defend them in court.
Arrests of 21 Ghanaian LGBT+ Activists; L. LGBTQ rights in Ghana This page was last edited on 23 January 2025, at 15:55 (UTC). ... Category: LGBTQ rights in Ghana.
LGBTQ people in Ghana are fearing for their safety, as the country looks to pass a wide-ranging anti-LGBTQ bill that some groups have labeled one of the most stringent on the continent. Activists ...
A Ghanaian legislator has asked parliament to replace jail terms for gay sex with non-custodial sentences including counselling, saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way through the ...
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Sam George, the driving force behind Ghana’s harsh anti-LGBTQ legislation, portrays himself as a guardian of gay Ghanaians. “I have put in legislation that protects the rights of gay people ...