President John Dramani Mahama has clarified that the controversial Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, officially known as the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, has expired and is no longer active following the dissolution of the previous Parliament. Speaking to clergymen during a meeting, Mahama explained the bill’s status, stating, “As far as I know, the bill […]
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Lovelace Avril Johnson, has unanimously dismissed a petition filed by broadcast journalist and lawyer Richard Dela Sky, challenging the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The decision paves the way for President Nana Akufo-Addo to […]
Former President and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama, has stated that his decision to sign Ghana’s controversial Family Values Bill into law will depend on a thorough examination to ensure its constitutionality. In an interview with BBC Africa on Wednesday, December 4, Mahama clarified that the bill, formally titled the Human […]
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Judiciary to “repent and seek forgiveness” for what he describes as unconstitutional interference in the passage of Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Speaking at a media briefing ahead of Parliament’s scheduled session on November 7, Bagbin argued that both the Executive and Judiciary have […]
Advocates of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the Anti-Gay Bill, have announced a peaceful demonstration scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024, aimed at urging the Supreme Court to expedite its ruling on the bill. The march will kick off at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra, with participants heading […]
