Accra Positioned Again as a Strategic Hub in a Coordinated Anti-Rights Network Ghana is scheduled to host the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values in Accra from May 27–30, 2026 — marking the first time the gathering will be held in West Africa. According to a Facebook post published by the ParliamentContinue reading “Ghana to Host 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Transnational Legislative Network Expands into West Africa”
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Clause-by-Clause Breakdown of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (Anti-LGBTQ Bill)
Legal Overview, Key Provisions and Implications On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (anti-LGBTQ+ bill) received its First Reading in the and was subsequently referred to the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for further consideration. The Bill, originally introduced in 2021 and passed in 2024Continue reading “Clause-by-Clause Breakdown of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (Anti-LGBTQ Bill)”
Catholic Bishops Issue Statement on SHS Manual Controversy, Warn Against “LGBTQ-Related Lessons” and Call for Stronger Curriculum Safeguards
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has issued a strongly worded press release on what it calls “curriculum content and the integrity of Ghanaian education,” following the public controversy over parts of a Year 2 Senior High School Physical Education and Health Teacher’s Manual that circulated online in recent days. In the statement—issued Friday, JanuaryContinue reading “Catholic Bishops Issue Statement on SHS Manual Controversy, Warn Against “LGBTQ-Related Lessons” and Call for Stronger Curriculum Safeguards”
NaCCA Rejects Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s LGBTQ Claims, Clarifies That SHS Teacher Manual Has Been Revised and Old Printed Copies Withdrawn
Council stresses no LGBTQ content in curriculum, clarifies revision of SRH material, and situates controversy within Ghana’s long history of politicised attacks on sexuality education The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has issued a detailed statement responding to allegations made by Hon. John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency andContinue reading “NaCCA Rejects Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s LGBTQ Claims, Clarifies That SHS Teacher Manual Has Been Revised and Old Printed Copies Withdrawn”
Leaving No One Behind: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Chapter Six of the CRC’s Transformative Constitutional Reforms for a Just and Equitable Ghana
Ghana’s 1992 Constitution is widely regarded as a stabilising force that guided the nation through post-military rule transitions, established democratic institutions, and codified fundamental rights. But after more than thirty years, it is evident that parts of the Constitution no longer reflect Ghana’s evolving social structure, technological landscape, and human rights obligations. The Constitutional ReviewContinue reading “Leaving No One Behind: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Chapter Six of the CRC’s Transformative Constitutional Reforms for a Just and Equitable Ghana”
MP Promotes Mandatory HIV Testing for Employment in Ghana — A Proposal That Risks Deepening Stigma and Workplace Discrimination
The First Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu, has proposed the introduction of mandatory HIV testing for prospective employees in Ghana, a policy direction that raises serious human-rights, public-health, and legal concerns and risks institutionalising stigma and discrimination based on HIV status. Raising the matter on the floor of ParliamentContinue reading “MP Promotes Mandatory HIV Testing for Employment in Ghana — A Proposal That Risks Deepening Stigma and Workplace Discrimination”
“HIV Is a Gay Man’s Disease” — Adabraka Polyclinic ART Nurse on Adom TV’s RAAYUWA Stigmatizes MSM and Transgender Persons, Makes Transphobic Remarks, and Blames Key Populations for Ghana’s HIV Prevalence
During an episode of RAAYUWA, a programme aired on Adom TV on Sunday, December 14, 2025, a nurse introduced as an Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) nurse at the Adabraka Polyclinic, Rafiatu Musah, made deeply stigmatizing, misleading, and transphobic remarks about HIV, men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender persons. The statements, broadcast on nationalContinue reading ““HIV Is a Gay Man’s Disease” — Adabraka Polyclinic ART Nurse on Adom TV’s RAAYUWA Stigmatizes MSM and Transgender Persons, Makes Transphobic Remarks, and Blames Key Populations for Ghana’s HIV Prevalence”
Ugandan MPs Lobby Ghana to Host Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Speaker Bagbin Urges Experience-Sharing on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
During parliamentary proceedings on October 28, 2025, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, revealed that a delegation of Ugandan Members of Parliament had called on Ghana to host the 4th Interparliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty, a controversial gathering widely condemned by human rights defenders as an anti-LGBTQ and anti-rights forum. SpeakerContinue reading “Ugandan MPs Lobby Ghana to Host Anti-LGBTQ Conference as Speaker Bagbin Urges Experience-Sharing on Anti-LGBTQ Legislation”
Anti-LGBTQ Bill Expired with 8th Parliament – Speaker Clarifies, Reaffirms Commitment to Reintroduction and Passage
Speaker Bagbin says the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill will be reintroduced as a private members’ bill, with President Mahama indicating readiness to assent if passed. The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has clarified that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBTQ bill,Continue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Bill Expired with 8th Parliament – Speaker Clarifies, Reaffirms Commitment to Reintroduction and Passage”
Anti-LGBTQ Bill Returns to Parliament for First Reading — List of Sponsors Revealed
Parliament of Ghana has officially programmed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 — popularly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill — for its First Reading today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, as the House reconvenes from recess. The bill, which has been reintroduced by ten Members of Parliament from both the opposition NewContinue reading “Anti-LGBTQ Bill Returns to Parliament for First Reading — List of Sponsors Revealed”
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