Ghana
July 14, 2022
Ghana: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review
Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Ghana's implementation of recommendations it accepted through its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2017, as well as information about additional international human rights obligations and issues not addressed in the 2017 review.
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LGBT Rights
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LGBT Rights
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Gambia: Ex-President Tied to 2005 Murders of Ghanaian and Nigerian Migrants
Ghanaian Groups Urge Prosecution of Yahya Jammeh
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LGBTI Activists in Ghana Sue Over Abusive Arrest and Detention
Unlawful Arrests during Workshop Latest in Anti-LGBTI Campaign
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Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
Mercury, Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
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Ghana: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
15th Pre-Sessional Working Group
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On LGBTQ+ Rights, Ghana’s Bishops Choose to Ignore Pope
As the Catholic Church continues to make more inclusive comments about LGBTQ+ rights, the Church's leadership in Ghana supports a violent and repressive draft law targeting LGBTQ+ people.
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Homophobic Ghanaian ‘Family Values’ Bill is Odious and Beggars Belief
Russia, Nigeria, Uganda and Hungary have all passed odious laws in recent years that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Ghana’s proposed legislation takes bad parts from all of these and adds some.
