Accra High Court refuses request to compel President Akufo-Addo to receive Anti-LGBTQ bill

Ghana's anti-LGBTQ Bill suffers another challenge as court says they can't force President to receive the Bill from Parliament for assent or otherwise, in a case filed by MP Dafeamekpor

Happy #LesbianVisibilityDay ! Great news; as of this week, the number of jurisdictions which criminalise same sex activity between women has dropped to 40.

Dominica was one of many countries which criminalised LBQ women before they decriminalised on Monday.

AP reports on #Dominica “there are now only five countries in the Americas where laws that have been in place since colonial times and that criminalize LGBT people continue to dwell on the statute books,” says Téa Braun, Human Dignity Trust Chief Executive apnews.com/article/domini…

'This is a resounding victory for the LGBT community of #Dominica , and marks a continuation of the positive change that has occurred for the region’s #LGBT citizens in the past two years, following similar court wins in neighbouring countries.' Téa Braun humandignitytrust.org/news/human-dig…

Today, in a major win for human rights — and LGBTQ+ rights, in particular —the High Court of Justice in Dominica struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act (SOA) that criminalize same-sex intimacy.

Happy #LesbianVisibilityWeek ! We're showing our appreciation to the many lesbians around the world who are leading the fight against criminalisation.

Did you know 41 jurisdictions criminalise same sex activity between women? humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/m…

Congratulations to our friend Dr. Frank Mugisha who has been honoured as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in 2024. This much deserved recognition highlights his unwavering dedication to championing LGBTQ rights.

Read IBA's Human Rights Institute's important statement on #Ghana 's anti- #LGBT bill.

Uganda's Constitutional Court has upheld the country's anti-LGBTQ + law in what the Human Dignity Trust has called an ‘extremely dangerous.’
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