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Content Type(s): Publication
Topic(s): Legal Discrimination, Crackdown on Activism
Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana
Content Type(s): Press Release
Topic(s): Crackdown on Activism
Region(s): Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa
… most expansive proposed legislation of its kind. Ghana already criminalizes consensual same-sex relations in a law that dates to British colonialism. The report is the result of ongoing … arrest and will stain Ghana's image as a rights-respecting democracy." "We always knew same-sex acts were criminalized by the Criminal Offences Act introduced during colonialism,” said … report here. About Rightify Ghana Rightify Ghana which was established in February 2020, is a non-profit organization that works to deliver high quality programmes and services to empower …
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Crackdown on Activism
Region(s): Southwest Asia and North Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, United Nations
Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Crackdown on Activism
Region(s): Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana
… - 11:00 Crackdown on Activism Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana On Wednesday, August 5, 2021, the Circuit Court at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana dismissed charges against 21 LGBTIQ activists who were arrested in May. … in Ghana under Section 104 (1)(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, which prescribes up to 3 years in prison for those found guilty of "unnatural carnal knowledge". However, this is not …