The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) - the ombudsman of Ghana, is among the groups who have opposed the anti-gay bill in its current form. The Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference and the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) have also spoken out against the bill. Ghana is a secular and multi-religious country,"What the Catholic Bishops Conference has said:The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference is the only religious group who have raised concerns about some of the clauses in the anti-LGBT bill. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference, has reiterated the long-held position by Catholic Bishops that incarceration will not eradicate homosexuality but potentially worsen it. What CHRAJ has said:The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is the only government agency that has expressed concern about the anti-gay bill.

Source: GhanaWeb March 04, 2024 10:49 UTC