By Melanie Nathan, march 28, 2026 Ghana’s controversial “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill” has re-emerged as one of the most restrictive proposed anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa, raising alarm among human rights organizations and legal experts. The legislation, first introduced in 2021 and passed by parliament in 2024 before lapsing, has now been revived amid renewed political debate. John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s current president, has expressed both support for the bill’

The visit of Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, to Philadelphia for a diaspora “community dialogue” hosted by Temple University Center for Anti-Racism alongside the Ghana Chamber of Commerce arrives under a cloud that cannot be ignored. That Lincoln University withdrew its planned honorary doctorate underscores the gravity of the moment and that perhaps some institutions are beginning to reconcile the values they espouse with the realities unfolding in Ghana. Dialog

While Temple University Continues to Host an Event President John Dramani Mahama campaigned on the promise of signing Ghana's new harsh Anti-LGBTQI+ law which seeks to criminalize identity - merely "holding out" to be LGBTQI+ , as well as allies and advocates. The former President of Ghana avoided signing the law which had previously passed - during his term. That legislation lapsed before he termed out and he escaped attestation. The New President, Mahama is now faced with

AHRC Staff, March 19, 2026 SMUG reports that according to official court directions issued by the Registrar, the Supreme Court of Uganda has scheduled the hearing of the appeal challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 for 31 March 2026 at 10:00 a.m. "While the outcome remains in the hands of the Court, the hearing is a reminder that efforts toward justice for the LGBTQ community continue." In April 2024, Uganda’s Constitutional Court issued its ruling in consolidated peti

By Melanie Nathan, March 14, 2026. Ghana’s Parliament is once again considering the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill , commonly referred to as the Family Values Bill (FVB). The proposed legislation seeks to significantly expand existing criminal penalties related to same-sex relationships and would introduce new offenses related to identity, expression, advocacy, and association involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-diverse people. The bill also

by Melanie Nathan, March 10, 2026  Ghana is set to host the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Anti-LGBTQ Conference on “Family, Sovereignty and Values” in Accra from May 27–30, 2026 — marking the first time the gathering will be held in West Africa. Not only does the conference follow many months of engagement between Ghanaian lawmakers and Ugandan officials, including benchmarking visits shortly before Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill received its First Reading in February 2026, but s

by Melanie Nathan - March 06, 2026 The U.S. government has recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Liberia under which certain individuals seeking asylum in the United States may be transferred there rather than having their claims fully adjudicated in the U.S. Such arrangements—often referred to as third-country transfer or asylum pretermission agreements—allow the United States to redirect asylum seekers to another country deemed responsible for proces

This is a Press Statement from the U.S.. Department of State March 6, 2026 The Department of State will impose visa restrictions on several senior Rwandan officials for fueling instability in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). By continuing to support M23 and violating the Washington Accords, these individuals are driving violence and undermining the stability of the entire Great Lakes Region. The United States expects all parties to the Washington Accords to ful