Actor Idris Elba and supermodel Naomi
Campbell were among signatories of an open letter published Monday criticising
Ghana s stance on gay rights. Ghanaian security forces last month raided and shut down the office of an
LGBT rights group in the capital Accra after politicians and religious leaders
called for its closure.
Idris Elba and Naomi Campbell slam Ghana over gay rights
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Idris Elba signed a letter saying he had feared for (the) personal wellbeing and security of gay rights activists in Ghana. By Chris Delmas (AFP/File)
Actor Idris Elba and supermodel Naomi Campbell were among signatories of an open letter published Monday criticising Ghana s stance on gay rights.
Ghanaian security forces last month raided and shut down the office of an LGBT rights group in the capital Accra after politicians and religious leaders called for its closure.
Some 67 celebrities and politicians, many of them British-Ghanaian, said they were disturbed by the developments as they addressed LGBT campaigners in the country.
Some of the UK’s most prominent people of Ghanaian heritage have joined together to condemn their former homeland for its stance on gay rights in what will be seen as an extraordinary show of diaspora power.
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.