{"id":175357,"date":"2024-04-25T18:34:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/25\/eu-confident-ghana-will-not-sign-anti-lgbtqi-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T18:34:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:34:11","slug":"eu-confident-ghana-will-not-sign-anti-lgbtqi-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/25\/eu-confident-ghana-will-not-sign-anti-lgbtqi-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"EU confident Ghana will not sign anti-LGBTQI Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The European Parliament has expressed confidence that Ghana will uphold its human rights commitments and not pass <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">into law<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the controversial bill on Promotion of Human Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the Anti-LGBT+ bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a speech delivered by the Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevi\u010dius, on behalf of High Representative\/<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vice-President,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Josep Borrell, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">highlighted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">EU\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0stance during a speech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He emphasised\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ghana\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0dedication to human rights, which has come under scrutiny with the passage of the contentious bill in Ghana Parliament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he constitutionality of the Bill has\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been challenged<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is currently scrutinised by the Supreme Court.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0It is also to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be noted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that the Bill also still requires presidential assent to enter into force. The President has publicly reiterated his commitment to the respect of Human Rights and has expressed his concern about seeing a<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u2018<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">backsliding<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on human rights in the event of the adoption of the Bill. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSenior members of the Ghanaian Government have also highlighted the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bill\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0potential financial consequences and losses for the 2024 budget.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cW<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">e are, therefore, confident that Ghana will stand firm in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the commitments it has made<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on national and international Human Rights,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he stated.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After years of the bill being in\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">parliament,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and having gone through several stages, amidst continuous backlash and attempts by anti-proponents of the bill to have it quashed, or at most, have portions of the bill revised, it\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was passed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by parliament on February 28, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, as concerns have\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been raised<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> about the bill, the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is awaiting the Supreme Court ruling before he decides on assenting to the bill.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Parliament has expressed confidence that Ghana will uphold its human rights commitments and not pass into law the controversial bill on Promotion of Human Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the Anti-LGBT+ bill. 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