Amnesty International has called for Ghanaian authorities to end discrimination against the country’s oppressed LGBTQ+ community, following the police raid of an LGBTQ+ community hub a speech from president Nana Akufo-Addo who said he will never legalise same-sex marriage.
The country’s first LGBTQ+ rights office and community centre opened at the end of January, but has temporarily shut down after being raided by police, with the office’s landlord saying he will not tolerate pro-LGBTQ+ activities on his property.Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-AddoAfter the incident, Akufo-Addo reaffirmed the government’s position on LGBTQ+ people, saying: “I have said this before, let me in conclusion stress again, that it will not be under the presidency.