Ghana’s Supreme Court has been thrust into the spotlight after the president passed up responsibility for legislation that could see people jailed for up to three years for identifying as LGBTIQ+.
The future of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill now rests with the judiciary, despite it having been approved by Parliament on 28 February, three years after it was first introduced.
The Office of the President has refused to take receipt of the bill – the necessary next step for it to be officially signed into law – citing two ongoing lawsuits challenging its constitutionality.
