Ghana’s top court has upheld a six-decade-old law criminalising same-sex sexual acts as the west African country awaits another court decision on whether to introduce even harsher penalties in a new bill. The seven-member panel dismissed a lawsuit challenging the law, with presiding Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie saying reasons for the decision will be given later. […]
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) is calling on Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo to repeal the “discriminatory” LGBTQ+ Bill passed by Ghana’s Parliament in what is widely seen as further criminalisation of LGBTQ+ communities in the West African country. The IBAHRI regards the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (the Bill) […]
