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Ghana | 21 LGBTIQ+ activists finally granted bail
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mambaonline.comAfter spending three weeks in jail, 21 activists unlawfully arrested in Ghana for simply discussing LGBTIQ+ rights have been granted bail. Ghanaian police arrested the 16 women and five men who were conducting paralegal training for the protection of the human rights of sexual minorities in the city of Ho on 20 May.
They were remanded in police custody by the Ho Circuit Court and charged with unlawful assembly. Despite the charges being relatively minor, they were denied bail three times.
On Friday, the prosecutor confirmed that the activists were finally granted bail of 5,000 Ghana cedi ($864 / R11,800) bail, “This is good news,” commented Pan Africa ILGA, but added that “the struggle to demand their justice continues.” The Ghana Center
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