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Samuel Nartey George, a primary advocate for the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021, encourages President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to give assent to the bill after its approval by Parliament on Wednesday, February 28.
“We want the President to walk his talk by appending his signature to the bill to enable it to come into force,” he said.
Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps after the passage of the Bill, the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, said there was considerable support among MPs for the passage of the Bill.
He extended his gratitude to fellow MPs, specifically acknowledging Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a former Majority Leader, for their dedication in ensuring the passage of the bill.
“We want to thank Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who played a pivotal role in passing this bill,” the MP told the media.
Mr George also underscored the unity among MPs in the House during the whole process, adding: “The overwhelming majority from both sides of the aisle have endorsed this bill.”
He extended his gratitude to fellow MPs, specifically acknowledging Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a former Majority Leader, for their dedication in ensuring the passage of the bill.
The Bill currently proscribes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activities and criminalises their promotion, advocacy and funding.
Individuals caught in these acts could face a jail term ranging from six months to three years, while promoters and sponsors of such acts may be subject to a three-to-five-year jail term. The bill will now need presidential assent to become law.
In May 2023, Uganda signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBT laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.”
Activists said it unleashed a wave of abuse and the World Bank suspended new funding to the country.
In 2021, the United Nations stated that the proposed law would establish “a system of state-sponsored discrimination and violence” against sexual minorities.
