Gay people in Ghana will be jailed under new anti-LGBT law
The measure would jail people for identifying as LGBTQ+ and carrying out advocacy, drawing warnings of broader rights and economic fallout.
- Ghana's parliament passed a restrictive bill criminalizing LGBTQ identity and advocacy, establishing prison sentences up to 10 years for promoting such activities and three years for same-sex relationships.
- Reverend John Ntim Fordjour sponsored the legislation, arguing it protects cultural and family values while strengthening British colonial-era prohibitions against 'unnatural carnal knowledge' that predate modern Ghana.
- Advocating for LGBTQ rights or financially supporting such organizations carries up to 20 years imprisonment, though the law exempts journalists, lawyers, and medical professionals from prosecution.
- The Human Rights Watch warned the bill endangers lives by 'encouraging citizens to surveil and denounce one another,' while Ghana's finance ministry cautioned the nation could lose up to $3.8 billion in World Bank funding.
- President John Dramani Mahama has not yet signed the bill into law but faces intense pressure from religious leaders to formalize the legislation despite warnings of economic and legal consequences.
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Ghana’s Parliament passes family values bill — up to 10 years for promoting LGBT activity
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