Ghana’s Judicial Service has opened up court proceedings on the contentious Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024, also known as the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, to full media coverage.
This move allows media outlets unrestricted access to report on all relevant court hearings, providing transparency and public scrutiny of the legal process surrounding this highly debated legislation.
“Reference instructions from Management of the Judicial Service of Ghana regarding the public interest in cases on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 (the “Bill”), permission has been granted for the media (including Radio and Television) to have full access to the relevant courts to undertake a coverage of all proceedings in those cases concerning the Bill,” they stated.
Four separate lawsuits are currently challenging the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024. Two cases, filed by Amanda Odoi and Richard Dela Sky, are directly challenging the bill’s passage in the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Paul Boama-Sefa and Prince Obiri-Korang have initiated separate legal challenges in the High Court.
The court case involving Mr. Paul Boama-Sefa versus The Speaker of Parliament and Another (Case Number D45/SF.128/2003) is scheduled for a hearing on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will take place at General Jurisdiction ‘8’, located on the 2nd floor of the Law Court Complex in Accra.