Why is Ghana criminalising LGBTQ+ people?

About this episode

The episode discusses Ghana's recent move to criminalize LGBTQ+ individuals and the broader implications for human rights in Africa.

In recent years, several African countries have rowed back on LGBTQ+ rights, the latest being Ghana. Writer: Ada Barumé Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Jonathan Lewis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Lewis

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ rights
• Ghana
• African politics
• human rights
• criminalization

Keywords

• Ghana
• LGBTQ+
• criminalization
• human rights
• Africa
• politics
• Ada Barumé

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ghana

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