US ‘deeply troubled’ by Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ laws

The USA expressed concern over Ghana’s new regulation which is making figuring out as LGBTQ+ unlawful, saying it threatens freedoms.

The US State Division is looking for a evaluate of the regulation’s constitutionality, warning it may hurt public well being, media, and the economic system.

On Thursday morning, the US embassy in Ghana additionally in an X put up expressed related issues.

The regulation, passed Wednesday, imposes as much as three years in jail for figuring out as LGBTQ+ and as much as 5 years for supporting LGBTQ+ teams.

Rights teams, together with Rightify Ghana, strongly criticized the laws, calling it regressive and a menace to LGBTQ+ rights.

UNAids govt director Winnie Byanyima mentioned the invoice, if it turns into regulation, may incite violence by Ghanaians in opposition to their fellow residents.

She mentioned that it could “impede entry to life-saving companies, undercut social safety, and jeopardise Ghana’s improvement success”.

The invoice shall be introduced to President Nana Akufo-Addo after which he’ll have seven days to inform the speaker of parliament whether or not he assents to the invoice or not, in response to Ghana’s structure.