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Ghana's President John Mahama announced that the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill will be scrutinized before approval, amid concerns about procedural lapses and the need to address pressure from religious leaders, while critics argue it infringes on the rights of sexual minorities. #LGBTQRights #GhanaBill #HumanRights

Ghana's President John Mahama announced that the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill will be scrutinized by legal advisors before official approval, amid concerns over procedural lapses and pressure from religious leaders, while the legislation, which criminalizes LGBTQ+ identification and includes a duty to report, has faced backlash from human rights groups for infringing on the rights of sexual minorities. #Ghana #LGBTQRights #HumanRights

(TR) The Ghanaian Parliament unanimously (!) passed a law punishing homosexuality with up to 3 years in prison (in Senegal it’s 10 years, in Uganda the death penalty), but more importantly: 3 to 5 years for propaganda and sponsorship of LGBTQ+ ideas - also from abroad. The Supreme Court ruled that the law is okay. P. Nana Akufo-Addo refused.

Ghána parlamentje elfogadta a homoszexualitást és az LGBTQ+-közösség támogatását büntető törvényt, amely börtönbüntetést helyez kilátásba, és jelentési kötelezettséget ír elő, miközben az új szabályozás éles kritikát váltott ki nemzetközi jogvédő szervezetek részéről. #Ghana #LGBTQ #törvény

Ghana heeft zijn anti-lhbt-wetgeving aanzienlijk aangescherpt, waarbij openlijke lhbt-identificatie nu kan leiden tot gevangenisstraffen tot drie jaar en het promoten van lhbt-activiteiten tot tien jaar, wat deel uitmaakt van een bredere trend van verstrenging van anti-lhbti-wetgeving in verschillende Afrikaanse landen. #Ghana #LhbtiRechten #AntiLhbtiWetgeving

Ghana's parliament has passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities, proposing penalties of up to three years' imprisonment for identifying as LGBTQ+ and imposing a duty to report such identities to the police, despite widespread international condemnation regarding the risks it poses to LGBTQ+ individuals. #Ghana #AntiLGBTQ #HumanRights

Il Parlamento del Ghana ha approvato una proposta di legge che prevede la criminalizzazione della comunità LGBTQ+, imponendo pene fino a tre anni di carcere per le persone che si identificano come omosessuali, bisessuali, transgender o queer, oltre a sanzioni per chi promuove attività legate a questa comunità. #dirittiLGBTQ #ghana #comunitàLGBTQ

Ghanese parlement heeft een strengere anti-lhbti-wet aangenomen die homoseksualiteit en de promotie van lhbti-activiteiten strafbaar stelt, met gevangenisstraffen tot tien jaar, en vereist dat vermoedelijke overtredingen bij de politie worden gemeld, wat leidt tot bezorgdheid over schendingen van mensenrechten. #Ghana #lhbti #mensenrechten

The Ghanaian parliament has passed a bill criminalizing homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities, imposing up to three years' imprisonment for those who identify as LGBTQ+, while also introducing a duty to report such acts to the police, a move met with strong criticism from international human rights organizations. #AntiLGBTQBill #HumanRights #Ghana

Het Ghanese parlement heeft een nieuwe wet aangenomen die seks tussen personen van hetzelfde geslacht strafbaar stelt, met gevangenisstraffen tot vijf jaar voor het promoten of ondersteunen van lhbtqi+-activiteiten, wat leidt tot zorgen over mogelijke financiële sancties van de Wereldbank vergelijkbaar met die opgelegd aan Oeganda. #Lhbtiq #Ghana #Discriminatie

(TR) The Ghanaian government has evacuated 295 of its citizens from South Africa due to a wave of violent anti-immigrant protests. That is, Ghanaian immigrants in South Africa are risking their lives, they are being attacked on the streets and need to be evacuated. Africans are demonstrating,

Ghana is repatriating its first group of 800 citizens from South Africa amid rising anti-immigrant protests that have created fears of renewed xenophobic violence, with further evacuations planned in response to the worsening situation. #GhanaRepatriation #AntiImmigrantProtests #Xenophobia

Președintele Ghanei, John Dramani Mahama, a cerut la Adunarea Generală a Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății ca țările africane să renunțe la dependența de ajutoarele internaționale și să își producă propriile vaccinuri, subliniind importanța suveranității în domeniul sănătății pentru a combate vulnerabilitatea continentului. #Sănătate #Ghana #vaccinuri