Current Version
Region | Ghana |
Issue | Hate crime protections |
Status | No protections |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Ghana does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
Sources | https://rightifyghana.org/2025/09/15/weaponizing-homophobia-in-ghanas-2024-elections-anti-lgbtqi-rhetoric-disinformation-and-the-struggle-for-inclusive-democracy-a-report/ https://policehumanrightsresources.org/content/uploads/2019/10/Criminal-Offences-Act-29.pdf https://www.mint.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Criminal_Procedure_Code_1960-1.pdf |
Revision History (1)
Original entry | |
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Status | No protections |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Ghana does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
Sources | https://rightifyghana.org/2025/09/15/weaponizing-homophobia-in-ghanas-2024-elections-anti-lgbtqi-rhetoric-disinformation-and-the-struggle-for-inclusive-democracy-a-report/ https://policehumanrightsresources.org/content/uploads/2019/10/Criminal-Offences-Act-29.pdf https://www.mint.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Criminal_Procedure_Code_1960-1.pdf |