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General
Anti-LGBT Bill laid in Parliament
advocating for LGBQ rights would also be illegal under the bill, with activists facing jail sentences of between five and ten years.
DL News3 August 2021
US
South Dakota Senate passes bill to block transgender women from girls’ sports
The South Dakota state Senate on Monday approved a bill that prevents transgender women from competing in women’s sports at the high school and college level.
DL News10 March 2021
General
Marital property agreements will be possible under Property Rights of Spouses Bill – Minkah-Premo
Chairperson of the Executive Council of LAWA-Ghana, Sheila Minkah-Premo says the Property Rights of Spouses Bill when passed would give spouses the right to come up with marital property agreements concerning the ownership and acquisition o...
DL News23 February 2021
Opinion
Private Employment Agencies in Ghana: Opportunities, Legal Frameworks and How to Avoid Scams
Private employment agencies in Ghana offer valuable job placement services but are also a target zone for scams. This article explores their legal regulation, benefits, and how job seekers can protect themselves.
Naa Awura Dede Osabutey18 January 2026
Business
Parliament likely to consider E-Levy bill this week
Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, announced that the E-Levy Bill falls under the programmes proposed for consideration by the House for this week.
GNA7 March 2022
General
Hearings on anti-LGBTQI+ bill to be made public
The bill known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond. Initiated by eight members of Parliament, it seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities...
DENNISLAW NEWS26 October 2021
Supreme Court News
Voting, passage of E-levy by 136 MPs unconstitutional, null and void- Haruna Iddrisu, 2 MPs to SC
According to the plaintiffs per the authority of the case of Justice Abdulai v. Attorney General, the constitutional quorum for decision-making and voting in Parliament per Article 104(1) is 138 MPs present in the Chamber but not 136.
DL News30 March 2022
General
Voting on anti-LGBT bill will not be by secret ballot – Dep. Minority whip
The bill, popularly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill has garnered support from large sections of the population including leading religious groupings in the country.
DL News15 October 2021
US
Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday
June 19, now Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
DL News18 June 2021
General
Only constitutional breach can reopen anti-LGBTQ Bill-Fmr Deputy Speaker
In his view, the threshold for reopening a bill already passed by the House is not an ordinary breach of the Standing Orders, but a violation of the Constitution.
DL News4 June 2026
General
CHRAJ writes to President : Calls for signing of Anti-Witchcraft Bill
It notes that signing this bill will strengthen the protection of vulnerable individuals and enhance Ghana's human rights reputation.
DL News26 July 2024
Courts
High Court dismisses Dafeamekpor suit to compel Akuffo Addo, Bagbin to act on anti-LGBTQI bill
The court, presided over by Justice Ellen Lordina Serwah Mireku held in dismissing the suit that there are two pending suits at the Supreme Court challenging parliament’s processes
DL News29 April 2024
General
I was not served, Supreme Court did not hear us before striking out law to grow cannabis - Bagbin
He said the apex court, in the case of Ezuame Mannan vs Attorney-General, struck out Section 43 of the Narcotic Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019) without “hearing from us”.
GRAPHIC ONLINE29 October 2022
General
‘Baby mamas’ and ‘side chicks’ are not entitled to deceased’s property – Legal practitioner
About a man who has been married a long time to his wife, and she dies or divorces him, and he gets married to someone for three months and he dies – too bad, under the law, that person is your new spouse and would inherit the property.
DL News20 September 2021
US
US Senate approves bill to contest China tech, military advancements
US Senate lawmakers have approved a massive spending plan to boost technology research and production.
DL News9 June 2021
General
Saneh Institute, 3 MPs push for Bill to jail witch hunters
“I have also been a victim of Voodoo practice. If you look carefully at my face, you’ll see marks and these are Voodoo marks. They are marks from a shrine,”
DL News15 November 2021
General
Church of Pentecost will campaign against MPs who oppose anti-LGBT bill – General Secretary
The Church of Pentecost presented a memo to Parliament, backed by 15,000 signatories in support of the bill.
DL News7 October 2021
Business
Oppong Nkrumah files bill, seeks amendment to Ghana's Public Financial Management Act
Filed on Tuesday at the Office of the Clerk to Parliament, the proposed amendments to the Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) seek to ensure that no Ministry, Department, or Agency (MDA) receives public funding unless its projects and po...
DL News17 July 2025
General
Opposing gay rights stance crowding good reasons-Kofi Abotsi
The Church whose members make up an estimated 10% of the country’s population has noted that parliamentarians are morally obliged to pass the laws that are of interest to the majority of Ghanaians.
8 October 2021
General
Re-transmit anti-LGBT Bill for Presidential assent-Speaker Bagbin directs Clerk
Previously, the President's office declined to accept the Bill, citing an ongoing Supreme Court case questioning the Bill's legality. The Presidency stated it would not proceed with the Bill until the court case is resolved.
DL News7 November 2024