Ghana s LGBTQ+ Communities Are Under Assault, Harassment
Armed police raided and forced the closure of LGBT+ Rights Ghana, and celebrities like Naomi Campbell and more have spoken out. March 02 2021 2:35 PM EST
The office of an LGBTQ+ advocacy and support group in the west African nation of Ghana was raided Wednesday by armed police. The group, LGBT+ Rights Ghana, announced the police action with a video posted to their social media, and later made the decision to indefinitely close the location due to concerns about safety in the deeply conservative nation which criminalizes same-sex sexual relations. The center, which is in the capital city of Accra, opened January 31, but was immediately met with strong opposition from government officials and religious authorities, with threats of violence from local traditional leaders. Naomi Campbell, Idris Elba, and others have spoken out in support of the community.
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On 24 February, National Security raided the offices of LGBT+ Rights Ghana. It came not long after the organisation opened a new LGBTQI+ safe space to provide members support and a place to socialise.
Sharing the incident in a Twitter thread, the gay rights organisation said:
This morning, our office was raided by National Security. A few days ago, traditional leaders threatened to burn down our office but the police did not help.
At this moment, we no longer have access to our safe space and our safety is being threatened. We call on all human rights organizations, and allies to speak out against these attacks and hate crimes we are being subjected to.
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The Minister of Information designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has suggested that the nation needs to promulgate laws that will make advocacy of LGBTI activities illegal.