The Board Chair of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, has admonished President Akufo-Addo not to assent to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill.
She argued that the bill undermines fundamental human rights enshrined in the Constitution.
These rights she said include the rights to dignity, freedom of speech and association, procession participation, academic freedom, equality, and non-discrimination.
She made the remarks while addressing a press conference.
The communications expert underscored the need of the rights of sexual minorities in Ghana to be respected.
In her view, the bill when passed into law will
jeopardize Ghana’s democratic principles.
“Once our pillars of democracy rest to prevent the tyranny of the majority, depending on where we find ourselves, and on any given issue, we can all experience the feeling of being minorities. The rights guarantee in the constitution is therefore our only protector from majoritarian tyranny.
“Human rights are not dependent on majority approval or disapproval, therefore the assertion by the proponents of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill that because the majority of Ghanaians are allegedly in favour of the bill, justifies its passage into laws is untenable. Ghana is a secular and multi-religious country.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
