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Region | Ghana |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Male illegal, female legal |
Start Date | Jan 12, 1960 |
End Date | Feb 28, 2024 |
Description | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. decriminalization pending. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/08/ghana-discrimination-violence-against-lgbt-people https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/legalization-of-homosexuality-ghana-is-bound-to-happen-akufo-addo.html |
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End Date | Sep 19, 2018 | Feb 28, 2024 |
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Description | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. changes pending. | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. decriminalization pending. |
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Description | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. changes pending. |
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Description | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. Decriminalization pending. | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. |
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End Date | Mar 20, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/08/ghana-discrimination-violence-against-lgbt-people | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/08/ghana-discrimination-violence-against-lgbt-people https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/legalization-of-homosexuality-ghana-is-bound-to-happen-akufo-addo.html |
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End Date | Mar 5, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 |
Description | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. Decriminalization pending. |
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End Date | Sep 25, 2017 | Jan 8, 2018 |
Description | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. information from lgbt silk map. as well as from HRW. |
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Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/01/08/ghana-discrimination-violence-against-lgbt-people |
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Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
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End Date | Sep 5, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 |
Description | Up to 3 years in prison. | Up to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. |
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Description | up to 10 years in prison. | Up to 3 years in prison. |
Sources | No | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |
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End Date | Mar 19, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 |
Description | up to 3 years in prison. | up to 10 years in prison. |
Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | No |
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End Date | Feb 12, 2017 | Mar 8, 2017 |
Description | 1 to 3 years in prison; fine between 100,000 and 500,000 CFA ( US 170 to 870) not enforced. | up to 3 years in prison. |
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Description | 1 to 3 years in prison; fine between 100,000 and 500,000 CFA ( US 170 to 870) | 1 to 3 years in prison; fine between 100,000 and 500,000 CFA ( US 170 to 870) not enforced. |
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End Date | Feb 11, 2017 | Feb 12, 2017 |
Description | Up to 3 years in prison | 1 to 3 years in prison; fine between 100,000 and 500,000 CFA ( US 170 to 870) |
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End Date | Nov 28, 2016 | Feb 11, 2017 |
Description | always been legal for females. punishment of up to 5 years. | Up to 3 years in prison |
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Value | Male illegal, female legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
End Date | Aug 2, 2016 | Nov 28, 2016 |
Description | always been legal for females. | always been legal for females. punishment of up to 5 years. |
Sources | No | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |