Akufo-Addo abstains from signing anti-LGBTQ+ bill pending Supreme Court judgment

March 5, 2024 Leave a comment

The President in a Diplomatic New Year Message to members of the Diplomatic Corp, said Ghana will not turn her back on her enviable, longstanding record on human rights observance and attachment to rule of law.

Background

On the 28th of February, 2024, the Parliament of Ghana passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values (“Anti-LGBTQ”) Bill. The Bill is yet to be forwarded to H. E. the President for assent seeks to among others prescribe a maximum of five years for anyone caught practising or endorsing LGBTQ+ activities.

The passage of the Bill has triggered reactions from some of Ghana’s Development Partners, International Financial Institutions, the US Embassy in Ghana and CSOs in the country.