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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."
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.
The 16 women and five men were arrested in a conference in the city of Ho last week, during an event designed to train paralegals on how to advocate for LGBTQ rights and how to document instances ...
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 ...
Police can be reluctant to pursue the case, and may instead arrest the victim for being LGBTQ, said Abdul-Wadud Mohammed, the communications director at LGBT+ Rights Ghana. The entire situation ...
Ghana's anti-gay laws may legally require the police to persecute LGBT citizens. In 2016, a lesbian couple , accused of having a wedding, was arrested by the police. [39] Some LGBT groups, such as the Solace Initiative , provide LGBT citizens with human rights trained paralegals who can help defend them in court.
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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 ...