Ghana: Proposed bill threatens homosexuals with long prison terms
Ghana's parliament began considering a bill that would criminalise homosexuality and make advocating for LGBT people a crime. Human
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Ghana's parliament began considering a bill that would criminalise homosexuality and make advocating for LGBT people a crime. Human
3 Min Read NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Three murders and more than 20 arrests targeting LGBT+ people in Cameroon this month have raised fears of an upswing in homophobic persecution in the Central African country, rights campaigners and lawyers said on Friday. Same-sex relationships are illegal across much of Africa, but few countries are as assiduous in applying penalties as Cameroon, where gay sex is punishable with up to five years’ imprisonment, according to LGBT+ organisations. Police have failed to record or investigate the Feb. 6 murder of a gay couple in their home in the...