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Call for the release of 21 LGBTQI+ arrested in Ghana

Call for the release of 21 LGBTQI+ arrested in Ghana

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ACTIVISTS and members of the LGBTQI+ community in Africa are calling for the release of 21 people who were arrested in Ghana during an LGBTQ+ conference.  Volta Police Command in Ghana arrested 21 LGBTQI+ activists in the suburb of Ho. The police said those who were arrested were partaking in an LGBTQI+ workshop at a recreational centre in Godokpui, in the suburb of Ho, in the country's southeastern region.  The arrested are members of Rightify Ghana, an organisation that put together an event to train attendees on paralegal services for vulnerable groups, including documenting instances of abuse…
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Major donors urge Ghana to respect LGBT+ rights amid crackdown

Major donors urge Ghana to respect LGBT+ rights amid crackdown

NITA BHALLA Major foreign aid donors called on Ghana on Tuesday to respect LGBT+ rights following a crackdown including arrests of people from sexual minorities and an increase in homophobic persecution. In the latest incident, police in the West African country arrested 21 people last week for promoting LGBT+ rights during a training workshop at a hotel in Ghana's southeastern city of Ho. The United States and the World Bank told the Thomson Reuters Foundation they were closely watching the situation in the country, where gay sex is punishable with up to three years in jail. "We urge national leaders in Ghana…
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