On Tuesday (June 8) the 16 women and five men were refused bail and ordered to reappear in court, on June 16, for their next hearing.
On May 21 authorities arrested “suspects” for unlawful assembly at a conference in the West African nation. “The command is cautioning the public, particularly parents, to be wary of activities of persons involved in this misbehaviour and report them to the police,” the Ghana Police Service said in a statement.
LGBTQ people and activists have been increasingly targeted by police since Jan. 31, Bloomberg reports. In late January, Ghana authorities shut down a fundraiser for a gay community centre in the capital city of Accra.