At about 2:00am on 26th June, 2022, 30 LGBTI+ persons were arrested at a party in a house at Gbawe in Accra, after a group of men forcefully entered the venue to beat and rob the attendees of their personal belongings, especially iPhones. According to the victims, the violent group of men who trespassed theirContinue reading “30 LGBTI persons released on bail, after homophobic men who stormed their party to beat and rob them told police it’s a ‘gay party’”
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Abuse cases against LGBTQ persons surge in Bono and Ahafo regions, paralegals tell Rightify Ghana
Attacks on LGBTQI persons increased, presence of violent homophobic groups in multiple towns Anti-LGBTQ comments from traditional authorities partly blamed for the rise in attacks Homophobic group threatened Rightify Ghana director during talks to get a victim released Information from both victims and paralegals have indicated that Mim, Goaso, Wenchi, Sunyani, Nkoranza and Techiman, asContinue reading “Abuse cases against LGBTQ persons surge in Bono and Ahafo regions, paralegals tell Rightify Ghana”
‘Left Behind’: Discriminatory School Policies, Violence Cut Short Education of Ghanaian LGBTQI Students
TTU deletes discriminatory article from website, following Rightify Ghana’s condemnation, but keeps anti-gay policy in students handbook Discriminatory policies targeting LGBTQI+ students are widespread, evidence found in multiple schools 68 LGBTQI+ students expelled, suspended or dropped out since 2013, but number only represent a fraction of cases In January 2022, when Rightify Ghana denounced aContinue reading “‘Left Behind’: Discriminatory School Policies, Violence Cut Short Education of Ghanaian LGBTQI Students”
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