Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill must not be weakened by amendments – Old Tafo MP
Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has called on religious and traditional leaders to closely examine amendments made to the Human Sexual...
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Osei Owusu: removal of key clauses has made anti-LGBTQ Bill toothless
Ross Osei Owusu, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team, has expressed concern over changes made to the country’s newly passed anti-LGBTQ...
Anti-LGBTQ Bill: “smuggled” amendment claims raise serious procedural questions – Osae-Kwapong
John Osae-Kwapong, Director of the Democracy Project at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has questioned claims that provisions in Ghana’s controversial anti-LGBTQ bill were...
Anti-LGBTQ Bill could face court challenge over quorum, Lawyer warns
Executive Director of the Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) William Nyarko has warned that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill...
Anti-LGBT bill: Parliament’s actions have vindicated Akufo-Addo, says Kofi Bentil
A Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says former President Nana Akufo-Addo has been vindicated following Parliament’s passage of the Human Sexual Rights...
Parliament approves controversial anti-LGBT Bill
Parliament on Friday (29 May), passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, commonly known as the anti-LGBT legislation, which seeks to criminalise...
Minority demands immediate presentation of BoG 2025 audited accounts to Parliament
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has intensified pressure on the government over the delayed presentation of the Bank of Ghana’s 2025 audited financial statements to...
Speaker Bagbin pushes for passage of anti-LGBTQ+ bill before adjournment
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has urged lawmakers handling the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, to conclude work on the proposed legislation...
Minority seeks enhanced diplomatic engagement over Asante Akyem North MP case
The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to intensify diplomatic engagement and strengthen its management of reputational risks following the detention of Ohene...
“Our law lords are not above the law” — Afenyo-Markin defends criticism of circuit court judge
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has defended his criticism of a Circuit Court judge handling a politically sensitive case involving New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bono Regional...