NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images(ACCRA, Ghana) During her first full day in Accra, Ghana on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris met with the nation s president, raising human rights issues and growing competition from China in the region during their bilateral meeting.
Currently being discussed in Ghana s parliament is the "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Value" a bill that would imprison those that identify as LGBTQ and criminalizes advocacy for LGBTQ rights.
Harris said on Monday that she discussed human rights with Ghana s President Nana Akufo-Addo but did not specifically comment on the anti-LGBTQ bill before parliament.
During a joint news conference, Harris was asked about the Biden administration s commitment to calling out any foreign government that advanced anti-gay legislation or violates human rights.
While Harris did not directly address the bill, she said "I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting the free
VP Harris, in Ghana, addresses human rights amid anti-LGBTQ efforts in Africa
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NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images(ACCRA, Ghana) During her first full day in Accra, Ghana on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris met with the nation s president, raising human rights issues and growing competition from China in the region during their bilateral meeting.
Currently being discussed in Ghana s parliament is the "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Value" a bill that would imprison those that identify as LGBTQ and criminalizes advocacy for LGBTQ rights.
Harris said on Monday that she discussed human rights with Ghana s President Nana Akufo-Addo but did not specifically comment on the anti-LGBTQ bill before parliament.
During a joint news conference, Harris was asked about the Biden administration s commitment to calling out any foreign government that advanced anti-gay legislation or violates human rights.
While Harris did not directly address the bill, she said "I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting the free
NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images(ACCRA, Ghana) During her first full day in Accra, Ghana on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris met with the nation s president, raising human rights issues and growing competition from China in the region during their bilateral meeting.
Currently being discussed in Ghana s parliament is the "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Value" a bill that would imprison those that identify as LGBTQ and criminalizes advocacy for LGBTQ rights.
Harris said on Monday that she discussed human rights with Ghana s President Nana Akufo-Addo but did not specifically comment on the anti-LGBTQ bill before parliament.
During a joint news conference, Harris was asked about the Biden administration s commitment to calling out any foreign government that advanced anti-gay legislation or violates human rights.
While Harris did not directly address the bill, she said "I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting the free
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