Ghana – Supreme Court Upholds Colonial-Era Anti-LGBT Law

Nairobi — Upholds Harmful Criminal Provisions as Government Considers Even Worse Bill

The supreme court of Ghana on July 24, 2024, upheld a colonial-era law that criminalizes adult consensual same-sex conduct, contrary to Ghana’s human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. The judgment comes at a time when the country is engulfed in a debate over a dangerous anti-LGBT law which would take persecution of sexual and gender minorities and their allies even further.

“Ghana’s supreme…