Ghana s LGBTQ+ Communities Are Under Assault, Harassment
Armed police raided and forced the closure of LGBT+ Rights Ghana, and celebrities like Naomi Campbell and more have spoken out. March 02 2021 2:35 PM EST
The office of an LGBTQ+ advocacy and support group in the west African nation of Ghana was raided Wednesday by armed police. The group, LGBT+ Rights Ghana, announced the police action with a video posted to their social media, and later made the decision to indefinitely close the location due to concerns about safety in the deeply conservative nation which criminalizes same-sex sexual relations. The center, which is in the capital city of Accra, opened January 31, but was immediately met with strong opposition from government officials and religious authorities, with threats of violence from local traditional leaders. Naomi Campbell, Idris Elba, and others have spoken out in support of the community.
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Amnesty International has condemned the police for what it describes as an invasion of the safe space for LGBT Rights Ghana.
The police on Wednesday morning stormed and locked down the recently opened office of the group at Ashongman in Accra in the wake of public discourse over their operations.
This followed an uproar by a cross-section of Ghanaians calling for the closure of the said office adding that their activities are alien to the Ghanaian culture and beliefs.
However, the Acting Country Director, Frank Doyi says the manner in which the police went about the closure exhibits a clear violation of the country’s laws.