Ntim Fordjour rejects call for more dialogue on anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Ntim Fordjour rejects a call for more dialogue on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill, saying any call for a new national dialogue is unnecessary. According to him, such a move risks reopening a debate that "has already been exhaustively settled through parliamentary processes, public hearings and a Supreme Court ruling." He described the removal of the bill from the order paper as part of years of "delay, filibustering and blocking."
Fordjour believes further consultation would enable external pressure groups to influence the process. He said that the "calling for national dialogue… is going to fall into the trap of the United Nations Human Rights Council, who have written a very long statement… urging the foreign minister to advise stakeholders to change or amend certain parts of the bill." He argued that the previous Parliament completed all three readings before the bill faced a Supreme Court challenge. The Supreme Court "ruled that no aspect of the bill violates our constitution, nor does any part violate any international human rights treaty obligations that the government has subscribed to."
Fordjour concluded that "What we need now is for President Mahama to call Mr Speaker to issue a public directive."
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Rev. Ntim Fordjour has dismissed calls for further dialogue on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill- a move that comes after calls from the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference. Fordjour believes more consultation would allow external pressure groups to influence the process- but why is this a problem?
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