Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, the Board Chair of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has urged President Akufo-Addo to reject the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.

In her address at a press conference centred on human rights and supporting sexual minorities in Ghana, Prof. Gadzekpo contended that the bill undermines fundamental human rights enshrined in the Constitution.

These include the rights to dignity, freedom of speech and association, academic freedom, equality, and non-discrimination.

Stressing the importance of upholding rights and freedoms in constitutional democracy, Prof. Gadzekpo cautioned that compromising these principles could threaten Ghana's democratic values.

She stressed the relevance of the issue to all citizens, warning of the potential repercussions of altering these fundamental rights.

Once our pillars of democracy rest to prevent the tyranny of the majority, depending on where we find ourselves, and on any given issue, we can all experience the feeling of being minorities.

The rights guarantee in the constitution is therefore our only protector from majoritarian tyranny.

“Human rights are not dependent on majority approval or disapproval, therefore the assertion by the proponents of the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill that because the majority of Ghanaians are allegedly in favour of the bill, justifies its passage into laws is untenable. Ghana is a secular and multi-religious country.”