Entry #20811: LGBT discrimination in Ghana

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RegionGhana
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start Date2008
End Date(none)
DescriptionSome protections based on sexual orientation.

The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information.

The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".
Sourceshttps://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf
(page 64)
https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50)

https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana

https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf
https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf
https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf

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edited by Nathan. Reverting to revision #61805: protections remain in place

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edited by 5uuu. law update incoming.....

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edited by qcksws. Reverting to revision #61727: sources provided for the edit was not acceptable reverting back to old version

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ValueNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Start Date(unknown)2008
Descriptionno protections are offered for LGBT in Ghana Some protections based on sexual orientation.

The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information.

The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".
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no protections are offered for LGBT in Ghana Some protections based on sexual orientation. The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information. The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".
Sourcesdatabase.ilga.org/ghana-lgbtihttps://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf
(page 64)
https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50)

https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana

https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf
https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf
https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf
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database.ilga.org/ghana-lgbti https://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf (page 64) https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf

edited by yeg. No protections based on sexual orientation.....

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ValueIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Start Date2008(unknown)
DescriptionSome protections based on sexual orientation.

The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information.

The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".		no protections are offered for LGBT in Ghana
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Some protections based on sexual orientation. The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information. The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data". no protections are offered for LGBT in Ghana
Sourceshttps://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf
(page 64)
https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50)

https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana

https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf
https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf
https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf		database.ilga.org/ghana-lgbti
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https://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf (page 64) https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf database.ilga.org/ghana-lgbti

edited by UnknownMiles. Reverting to revision #61713:

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edited by ghanaman. law update incoming......

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edited by Myst3r14. Reverting to revision #61696: Limited protections still are in place.

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ValueNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
DescriptionNo protections based on sexual orientation.
Some protections based on sexual orientation.

The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information.

The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".
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No protections based on sexual orientation. Some protections based on sexual orientation. The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information. The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".
SourcesNo protections based on sexual orientation.https://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf
(page 64)
https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50)

https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana

https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf
https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf
https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf
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No protections based on sexual orientation. https://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf (page 64) https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf

edited by usmani. No protections based on sexual orientation.

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ValueIllegal in some contextsNo protections
DescriptionSome protections based on sexual orientation.

The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information.

The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".		No protections based on sexual orientation.
Show Difference
Some protections based on sexual orientation. The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information. The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data". No protections based on sexual orientation.
Sourceshttps://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf
(page 64)
https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50)

https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana

https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf
https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf
https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf		No protections based on sexual orientation.
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https://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf (page 64) https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf No protections based on sexual orientation.

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StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start Date2008
End Date(none)
DescriptionSome protections based on sexual orientation. The Electronic Transactions Act (2008) protects sexual orientation as personal information. The interpretation of the Data Protection Act (2012) establishes protection of the sexual orientation of the data subject as "special personal data".
Sourceshttps://opencontentghana.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electronic_transactions_act-2008-act_772.pdf (page 64) https://nca.org.gh/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Data-Protection-Act-2012.pdf (page 50) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#ghana https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/26/un-expert-spotlights-lgbt-poverty-ghana https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20Standards%20for%20Providers%20of%20Psychological%20Services.pdf https://ghanapsychologycouncil.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/fdownload/infohub/GPC%20ETHICAL%20PRINCIPLES%20AND%20CODE%20OF%20CONDUCT%202019.pdf https://ghs.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FINAL-COPY-OF-ADH-GUIDELINES.pdf