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I will sign anti-LGBTQ Bill if passed by Parliament – Mahama
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I will sign anti-LGBTQ Bill if passed by Parliament – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he will assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQ Bill) if passed by Parliament. "If the Parliament of the people of Ghana endorse the bill and vote on it and pass it and it comes to me as President, I will sign it," President Mahama assured during a courtesy call on him at the Presidency in Accra by the leadership of the Christian Council of Ghana. The Delegation, led by its Vice Chairman, Rev Enoch Nii Narh Thompson, who is also the Executive President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, was at the Presidency to present six issues of national concern for redress by the President. These include the menace of illegal mining (galamsey), the Family Values Bill, the National Cathedral, the anti-graft stance of gove...
Ghana’s Supreme Court clears path for anti-LGBT law amid human rights concerns
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Ghana’s Supreme Court clears path for anti-LGBT law amid human rights concerns

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed legal challenges against a controversial anti-LGBT bill, clearing the way for President Nana Akufo-Addo to sign it into law. The legislation, among Africa’s strictest, criminalises promoting LGBT rights, despite warnings it could jeopardise billions in international financing.  Issued File photo of people gathering outside the Ghana High Commission in London on March 6, 2024, to protest against Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill.  © Adrian Dennis, AFP Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the president to sign it into law. The West African nation's parliament una...
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