A group of 10 Ghana MPs resubmits a controversial bill that will impose some of the hardest restrictions of LGBT rights in Africa.
The bill prescribed a three-year term in prison for people who indicate such as gay, and five to 10 years for advocates and sponsors.
Legislation was passed by Parliament last year, but the former President, Akufo Addo, refused to sign this law before leaving the office in January, Discuss legal challenges.
It is widely condemned by local and international human rights groups, with some describes it as a Draconian.
The original bill has expired at the end of the previous Parliament. It is unclear if the speaker of the new parliament will claim the bill for consideration.
Sex sex has been punished for up to three years of confinement in the conservative country in West Africa.
President John Dramani Mamamama says he wants the state-sponsored bill, ensuring wider support and consultation.
“I think we should have a conversation again so we can all decide to move the bill ahead, keep it in a joint”, he said.
Supporters claim that legislation can help preserve what they consider Ghanaian culture ghanda and family principles.
However groups of rights refuse the law as Draconian.
“The Bill of Anti-LGBT Rights is not agreed with the long-term tradition of Ghana, and hospitality and flying in the writer of the author of the human rights Larissa Kojou last year.
“Such law not only extends the rule of Ghana law, but also leads to increased gratitude to humans and their allies.”
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The potential impact of Ghana’s economic bill is an important concern.
The former financial minister warned that the passing bill could result in Ghana to lose $ 3.8bn (£ 2.9bn) in the IMF program.
The opposition legislator John Ntim Fordjour told reuters in the country that no longer needed to fear economic penalties, referring to the US Donald Trump presidential elections.
“The political climate in the world is favored for the conservative amounts presented in the bold conservative statements of President Donald Trump,” he said.
First introduced the bill of Parliament in 2021 but faced with many delays.
