Sam George’s ministry presents a major threat to media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana

Sam George’s ministry presents a major threat to media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana

If Ghana’s democracy is to survive, it cannot afford to let its press be muzzledOriginally published on Global VoicesPhoto of Samuel Nartey George giving a speech.  Image by Amuzujoe on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed). By Abdul-Razak Mohammed Accra’s bustling streets hum with the chatter of market vendors, the popular midday radio show hosted by Aunty Naa, and the glow of smartphone screens. But beneath this familiar rhythm, a quieter batt…

LGBT advocates' lives are in jeopardy in northern Ghana

‘The most dangerous places for LGBTQI+ human rights defenders in Ghana’ Attacks on LGBTQI+ rights defenders in northern Ghana Homophobic violence has broken out in northern and northwestern Ghana, especially targeting human rights defenders, the LGBTQI+ advocacy group Rightify Ghana reports. The following account is based on the group’s posts on X/Twitter. Human rights defenders… The post LGBT advocates’ lives are in jeopardy in northern Ghana a…