Mugambe, who is also a high court judge in Uganda, was studying for a doctorate in law at the University of Oxford when the offenses occurred. According to her United Nations profile page ...

stating that an earlier attempt to pass the law had been stalled due to legal challenges. Currently, same-sex sexual acts in Ghana are punishable by up to three years in prison. However ...

The legislation was passed by parliament last year, but the former president, Akufo Addo, declined to sign it into law before leaving office in January, citing legal challenges. It has been widely ...

Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduced the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, a controversial and incredibly restrictive piece of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, to Parliament on Tuesday. Presently, in ...

"Such a law would not only further erode the rule of law in Ghana, but could also lead to further gratuitous violence against LGBT people and their allies." Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi, a Ghanaian trans ...

"In some countries, cutting down a tree without authorization is a crime. Uganda should adopt a similar law." He called on local council leaders to enact by-laws requiring residents to seek ...

As per reporting by Reuters, lawmakers from different political parties in Ghana said the same legislation – which bears a striking resemblance to Uganda ... rule of law in Ghana, but could also lead ...

Reuters reports that Ghanaian lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would become one of Africa’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation, three sponsors told Reuters, after an earlier ...

Ghana's parliament ... process" but that pro-LGBTQ activism would continue. The fate of the legislation is unclear. Mahama has said he'd prefer a government-sponsored law rather than one sponsored ...

Ghana’s economy is recovering from its worst recession in decades. In 2023, the World Bank said it would not consider new funding for Uganda after it enacted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Got a question?

FILE - Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, file) Advertisement ...

Ghanaian lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill ... as a means of upholding Ghana’s cultural values. The bill was not signed into law by former President Nana Akufo-Addo ...