Women & Girls · Northern Ghana

Six years after Akua Denteh was lynched, Ghana still has no law against witchcraft accusations

Amnesty International says the delayed Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill leaves hundreds of accused women, most of them elderly, unprotected.

23 July 2026

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LGBTI Rights

Parliament passes sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ law, and people begin to disappear from public life

Lawmakers approved the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, criminalising identifying as LGBTQ+ and the 'promotion' of LGBTQ+ activity.

29 May 2026

Police & Detention

The Ho 21: what happened to the paralegals arrested at a rights training

Twenty-one people were arrested in Ho in May 2021 for 'advocating LGBTQ activities'. The case still shapes how activists work today.

20 May 2026

Women & Girls

Amnesty's Ghana review: attacks on journalists, FGM, and witchcraft accusations persist

The annual assessment lists attacks on journalists, continued female genital mutilation, and threats to accused women's rights to life and health.

15 April 2026

Police & Detention

Deaths and injuries in police custody: the accountability gap

Families told us the same story: no independent post-mortem, no written record, and no officer named.

2 April 2026

LGBTI Rights

Human Rights Watch submits evidence to Parliament against the 'family values' bill

A written memorandum drawing on years of field research in Ghana was placed before the committee considering the bill.

30 March 2026

LGBTI Rights

Parliament revives the anti-LGBT bill after it lapsed

Reintroduced in February 2026, the bill returned with the same threats to nondiscrimination and free expression.

10 March 2026

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