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Ghanaian Anti-LGBT Bill
The Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill (formally the ''Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill'') is a proposed law in Ghana that would introduce wide-ranging restrictions on LGBT+ rights. The bill was approved by the Parliament of Ghana on 28 February 2024 with bipartisan support, and will only come into effect if signed into law by president Nana Akufo-Addo. Background Homosexuality in Ghana was first criminalised under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, when Ghana was under British rule. The Act was implemented in all British colonies. Following independence, Section 104 of the Ghanaian Criminal Code of 1960 criminalised "unnatural carnal knowledge." Summary The long title of the draft law is "A Bill to provide for human sexual rights and family values and related matters." Among the provisions of the most recent version of the bill are: * Up to 3 years of imprisonment for engaging in same-sex intercourse; * 6 to 10 years of imprisonment for anyone who produces, pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana. History Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony known as Gold Coast. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive powers. Reforms were introduced in 1916 and 1925, although the governor's power remained extensive. In 1946, a new constitution was introduced that allowed for an unofficial member of the Legislative Council to become its president while the governor ceased to be the ''ex officio'' president of the body. This system continued until 1951 when the Legislature elected its first Speaker - Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist. 1951 was also the first year that elections based on universal suffrage were held. The Convention People's Party (CPP), which was formed in 1949 and led by Kwame Nkrumah, won the election. Another party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) led by J.B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Naa Odoley Sowah
Rita Naa Odoley Sowah (born 2 July 1968) is a Ghanaian politician. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). She is the member of parliament for the La Dade Kotopon Constituency. A native of Labadi in the Greater Accra Region, she previously served as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) from 2013 to 2017. Early life Rita Naa Odoley Sowah was born on 2 July 1968. She is a Ga and a native La also known as Labadi in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Career Early career Sowah worked as a secretary at the Premix Secretariat under the Fisheries Commission of Ghana. She also worked as a Data Entry Officer at the Department of National Lotteries now the National Lottery Authority in Ghana and as a secretary at the La Dade Kotopon Office of the Member of Parliament. Municipal Chief Executive She served as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) from 2013 to 2017. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading (legislature)
A reading of a bill is a stage of debate on the bill held by a general body of a legislature. In the Westminster system, developed in the United Kingdom, there are generally three readings of a bill as it passes through the stages of becoming, or failing to become, legislation. Some of these readings may be formalities rather than actual debate. The procedure dates back to the centuries before literacy was widespread. Since many members of Parliament were illiterate, the Clerk of Parliament would read aloud a bill to inform members of its contents. By the end of the 16th century, it was practice to have the bill read on three occasions before it was passed. Preliminary reading In the Israeli Knesset, private member bills do not enter the house at first reading. Instead, they are subject to a preliminary reading, where the members introducing the bill present it to the Knesset, followed by a debate on the general outlines of the bill followed by a vote on whether to send it t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Coalition For Proper Human Sexual Rights And Family Values
The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values is a Ghanaian anti-LGBT advocacy group. The group has advocated for conversion therapy, a practice that the scientific consensus has found is pseudoscientific and that has been described by the UN and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims as torture. Activities Conversion therapy In summer 2018, the group organised a conference titled "Exploring the myths surrounding LGBT rights," at which it claimed around 400 people had signed up to "undergo counselling after a sexual evangelism programme." At the conference, the group also stated its intention to set up a conversion therapy unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and claimed that a recent speech given by British Prime Minister Theresa May in support of LGBT+ rights was part of a conspiracy to reduce the African population. In July 2022, the group organised a workshop in Accra in which members of the Ghana Registered Nurses Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Whittal
Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal is a Ghanaian who is the Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice of Ghana since December 2016. Education Joseph Whittal attended the University of Ghana where he studied Law between 1985 and 1988. He proceeded to the Ghana Law School where he studied from 1988 to 1990. He was awarded the Premier Best student Prize Certificate in Industrial Law while at the Ghana Law School. Between 2005 and 2006, he studied for a Master of Arts degree in Democracy, Governance and Human Rights at the University of Cape Coast. Work His first job was as a Legal Officer with the Legal Aid Board at its zonal office in Tamale between 1990 and 1991 as part of his national service. He then worked as a legal officer at the Office of the Revenue Commissioners from 1991 to 1992. In 1992, he was appointed State Attorney at the Ministry of Justice and Attorney – General's Department where he worked for two years. Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission On Human Rights And Administrative Justice
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice(CHRAJ) is an independent governmental organization charged with safeguarding of human rights and investigating human rights abuses in Ghana. It was established in 1993 by Act 456 of the Parliament of Ghana as directed by Article 216 of the 1992 Ghana constitution. Creation and composition The 1992 Ghana Constitution directs the legislature to establish a commission with mandate to be The National Human Rights Institution of Ghana, the Ombudsman of Ghana and an Anti-Corruption Agency and Ethics Office for the Public Service of Ghana. The commission was duly establish in 1993 with the passage of the CHRAJ Act, Act 456. The commission is made up of a commissioner and two deputy commissioners, who are appointed by the President of Ghana under Article 70 of the Ghanaian constitution. The commissioner must be qualified to be a Justice of the Appeal Court and the deputies must be eligible to be justices of the High Court. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana AIDS Commission
Ghana AIDS Commission is a supra-ministerial and multi-sectorial body in Ghana. It was established by Act 2016, Act 938 of the Parliament of Ghana. It consists of 47 members including the President and the Vice President, 15 Ministers of State and two members of the Parliament. Mission Ghana AIDS Commission aims to establish policies on the HIV and AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ... epidemic. It also directs activities in response to HIV and AIDS in Ghana. HIV in Ghana File:Aufforderung zum HIV-Test bei Studentenprotest Hohoe 2011 B002.jpg, Aufforderung zum HIV-Test bei Studentenprotest Hohoe 2011 File:HIV Fair 2012 Accra US Banner P01 B002.jpg, HIV Fair 2012 Accra US Banner File:HIV Fair 2012 Accra GhaSold P01 B002a.jpg, HIV Fair 2012 Accra GhaSold File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kwasi Prempeh
Henry Kwasi Prempeh is a Ghanaian lawyer, educationalist, and executive director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana). Education Prempeh graduated with a B.sc Admin. degree from the University of Ghana. He obtained a master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Baylor University (Texas, USA). He is a graduate of Yale Law School (New Haven, Connecticut, USA), where he served as a teaching fellow and on the Yale Law Journal as an editor. Career Prempeh worked in private practice as a Law firm associate after graduating from Law school. He worked at O'Melveny & Myers LLP and later, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton in Washington, D.C. In 1998, he was appointed to be a board member of the newly formed Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and served as the Director of Legal Policy and Governance. He also served on the board of Ashesi University, a private university in Ghana. In 2003 Prempeh was appointed a professor of law at Seton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin
Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin (born 27 May 1978) is the Member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Effutu constituency, Central Region. He also serves as a member of the committee on Defense and Interior Committee in Ghana Parliament. He is currently the Deputy Majority Leader in the Parliament of Ghana. Early life and education He studied law at the University of Buckingham, (LLB/mgt, 2003–2006), Ghana School of Law where he received a Barrister at Law certification (2007-2009), and received an M.A in international politics and security studies at the University of Bradford (2009-2010). Career Between the year 1999 and 2003, the Effutu legislator worked as a Principal Postal Officer at the Ghana Post Company Limited. Also, he worked at the Excel Courier Ghana Limited as the Director between 2004 and 2011 and an Associate at Dehenya Chambers from 2010 to 2016. Politics In 2012, on the ticket of the NPP, Afenyo-Markin contested the NDC parliamentary candidate, Mike Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu (previously known as Lawrence Addae and born on 3 February 1957) is a Ghanaian urban planner and politician. He is currently the majority leader in the Ghanaian Parliament and also the Minister Designate for Parliamentary Affairs in Ghana. Early life and education Osei was born on 3 February 1957. He hails from Bremang-Afrancho, a town in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. In 1982, he graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Planning. Political career Osei is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He first became a Member of the Parliament in January 1997. He has kept his seat since then, representing his constituency in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is the chairperson for the Special Budget, House, and Business Committees. He is also a member of the Finance, Mines and Energy, Standing Orders, and Selection Committees. Elections 1996 Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Patriotic Party
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John Ntim Fordjour
Reverend John Ntim Fordjour is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Assin South Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Education following his appointment by H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and receiving Parliamentary approval. Career He is the current Deputy Minister of Education and the Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency of the Parliament of Ghana. He is also the Chairman of the Ghana-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Association, Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Members Holding Offices of Profit as well as a Member of Parliament Select Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is the Senior Pastor of Victory Bible Church International (VBCI) Higher Heights Sanctuary in East Legon. Early life and education Fordjour was born on 28th May 1986 and hails from Assin Kruwa in the Central Region of Ghan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
