Okaikwei Central MP Patrick Boamah has lambasted President John Dramani Mahama’s administration for Ghana’s abstention in a United Nations Human Rights Council vote on July 7, 2025, to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (A/HRC/59/L.2). Speaking in an interview with CitiContinue reading “Okaikwei Central MP Patrick Boamah Slams Mahama Government for ‘Shocking’ Abstention in UN Vote on LGBTQ+ Mandate”
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Ghana’s UN Vote Abstention: Assin South MP Threatens to Name Jubilee House Allies Delaying Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament for Assin South, has issued a one-week ultimatum to those he claims are being influenced by the Jubilee House to delay the gazetting of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.” In an interview with Asempa FM on July 9, 2025, the MP expressed frustration overContinue reading “Ghana’s UN Vote Abstention: Assin South MP Threatens to Name Jubilee House Allies Delaying Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill”
Minister Slams NPP: ‘What They Couldn’t Do in 8 Years, How Do They Expect Us to Do in 4 Months?’ Defends Mahama’s Plan for Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Accra, July 9, 2025 – The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has hit back at critics of Ghana’s abstention in a United Nations Human Rights Council vote on July 7, 2025, to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (A/HRC/59/L.2).Continue reading “Minister Slams NPP: ‘What They Couldn’t Do in 8 Years, How Do They Expect Us to Do in 4 Months?’ Defends Mahama’s Plan for Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill”
Ghana Government Defends UN Vote Abstention Stating its Consistency with Constitution, Clarifies Stance on LGBTQ+ Rights Amid Controversy
Accra, July 9, 2025 – The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has issued a press release addressing widespread reactions to the country’s abstention in a United Nations Human Rights Council vote on July 7, 2025. The vote, part of the 59th session of the Human Rights Council (#HRC59), renewed the mandateContinue reading “Ghana Government Defends UN Vote Abstention Stating its Consistency with Constitution, Clarifies Stance on LGBTQ+ Rights Amid Controversy”
Assin South MP Calls for Action and Slams President Mahama Over “Absurd” UN Vote Abstention on LGBTQ+ Rights, Wanted Ghana to Vote Against the Resolution
In a strongly worded post on X on July 8, 2025, Rev. Ntim Fordjour expressed disappointment, accusing President Mahama of abandoning Ghana’s longstanding opposition to LGBTQ+ rights. “Ghana has abstained from a vote on LGBTQ at UN. President Mahama has completely shifted away from the country’s bold stance against LGBTQ,” he wrote. He called onContinue reading “Assin South MP Calls for Action and Slams President Mahama Over “Absurd” UN Vote Abstention on LGBTQ+ Rights, Wanted Ghana to Vote Against the Resolution”
Ghana Abstains in UN Vote on LGBTQI+ Rights, Amidst Pending Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill in Parliament
Sam George Calls for Arrest of ‘Queer Couple’ Over Viral Photos at Ghana’s Independence Monument
Hon. Samuel Nartey George, Ghana’s Communication Minister, has called for the arrest of a gay couple photographed at the Independence Monument, triggering public debate over LGBTQ+ rights. His strong condemnation reflects ongoing tensions surrounding the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which seeks to criminalize LGBTQ+ identities, stirring political controversy and cultural discourse in Ghana.
Escalating Threats Against LGBTQI+ Human Rights Defenders in Northern Ghana: The Alarming Cases of Tamale and Wa (May 2025)
In May 2025, the climate for LGBTQI+ human rights defenders in Northern Ghana reached alarming levels of danger and hostility. In two of the most volatile locations—Tamale in the Northern Region and Wa in the Upper West Region—defenders have faced violent attacks, threats, and forced evictions simply for standing up for the rights of queerContinue reading “Escalating Threats Against LGBTQI+ Human Rights Defenders in Northern Ghana: The Alarming Cases of Tamale and Wa (May 2025)”
Panic grips LGBTQI+ community in Cape Coast as local media launch misinformation campaign that also threaten safety of organisations and activists
Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana – A recent chieftaincy brouhaha surrounding the installation of prominent human rights defender, Davis Mac-Iyalla, as Amankorehen of the Yamonransa Nkusukum Traditional Area, has led to increased attacks against the LGBTQI+ community in Cape Coast. Names of sexual health and human rights organisations, as well as human rights defenders andContinue reading “Panic grips LGBTQI+ community in Cape Coast as local media launch misinformation campaign that also threaten safety of organisations and activists”
Man’s life threatened by Muslim family who wants him dead to protect family name; serve as deterrent over his perceived sexual orientation
At Sekondi in the Western region of Ghana, a 25-year-old man’s life was threatened by his family in the early hours of Saturday, December 10, 2022, over his perceived sexual orientation. According to the victim (name withheld), he was at work when his aunt called to question him about his sexual orientation. “My aunt toldContinue reading “Man’s life threatened by Muslim family who wants him dead to protect family name; serve as deterrent over his perceived sexual orientation”
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