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Parliament to consider memos on anti-LGBTQI+ Bill this week
he anti-LGBTQ bill has generated debates all over the country and beyond. Initiated by eight members of Parliament, it seeks to criminalize LGBTQI+ activities and advocacy.
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Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ Bill with exemptions for lawyers, journalists and health workers
It seeks to criminalise LGBTQ-related activities in Ghana and place restrictions on the promotion, advocacy and funding of such activities.
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PRINPAG warns Government’s Anti-Misinformation Bill could threaten free speech, democracy
In a statement issued in Accra on Thursday, PRINPAG questioned the necessity, scope, and intent of the new bill.
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There hasn't been enough push for community sentencing – Martin Kpebu
Over the years, stakeholders in the justice delivery system (the likes of CHRAJ and POS Foundation) have called for non-custodial sentencing, especially for offenders of petty crime.
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Parliament passes Ghana Civil Aviation Bill 2024
The new legislation, known as the Ghana Civil Aviation Bill, of 2024, will replace the current Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2004 (Act 678), along with its amendments (Act 906 of 2016 and Act 985 of 2019).
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Parliament will begin public hearings on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill today
The bill, known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 has generated debates all over the country and beyond.
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CNN comment on Anti-LGBTQI+ bill credited to me is false – Most Rev Naameh
I am alleged to have said that Ghana risked becoming a Moslem country if LGBTQIA+ is allowed in the country.
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Parliament to pass anti-LGBTQ law by end of 2021
The Bill is expected to set out a legal regime that will ensure the prohibition of all LGBTQ activities in the country
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Anti-LGBTQI Bill: Supreme Court dismisses injunction application against Speaker Bagbin
The plaintiff had filed a suit challenging the Speaker's direction for the anti-LGBTQI bill to be considered despite ignoring a Constitutional requirement and an opinion by the Attorney General
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Ghana needs former Presidents’ Bill- Legal practitioner
We need to have legislations that speak to financial arrangements and auditing of donations by public sector bodies
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E-levy Case: AG says plaintiffs’ action is devoid of genuine cause of action
The AG indicates that at all times in the passage of the E-levy Act, the Constitutional provision relating to a quorum for decision making in Parliament was followed and satisfied.
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E-levy case:”File your Statement of Case in 14 days from today”– Supreme Court tells AG
When called, a Principal State Attorney, Tricia Quartey had a prayer to make to the court and thus stood and moved a motion for an extension of time for the state to file its statement of the case.
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Reform Legal Education in Ghana-2 Minority MPs submit Bill
“It is not too late to admit them because they have passed,”
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Parliament passes Customs Bill, 2026
The bill introduces a new framework for regulating customs operations, with emphasis on trade facilitation, border security, revenue mobilisation and the fight against illicit trade.
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Anna Bossman urges swift passage of Conduct of Public Officers Bill for ethical governance
During an appearance on Joy FM’s Morning Show, Mrs. Bossman applauded President John Mahama’s recent introduction of a 2025 Code of Conduct for ministers and political appointees.
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CHRAJ pushes for quick resolution of stalled anti-witchcraft bill
He explains that this urgency is due to the hardships faced by women labelled as witches, who cannot endure the associated assault and stigma.
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Struck Section 43 of Act 1019: Government introduces new Bill for amendment
The said section was struck out in July Last year by the Supreme Court as having been passed by Parliament in excess of its jurisdiction
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Unpaid $77 Trash Bill: Police arrest elderly Alabama woman
Martha Louis Menefield said she was confused as officers handcuffed her and arrested her on Sunday.
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Parliament passes ‘Plea Bargaining Bill’
Even though there existed a few instances where plea bargaining existed for very few offenses like Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 239 of Act 30 and others, the majority of offenses under Ghana’s criminal jurisdiction are generally exclu...
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Parliament approves E-levy bill
The second reading of the levy saw the bill being adopted at the reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial proposed rate of 1.75%.
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