CDD engages media and takes stand against anti-LGBT bill, citing violation of constitutional rights

The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD) is taking a stand against the Anti-LGBT bill, citing its violation of numerous provisions within the 1992 constitution, particularly the chapter safeguarding individual rights.

In an interview on Beach FM’s Western Echo, Michael Augustus Akagbor, Senior Programs Officer at CDD, overseeing human rights and social inclusion, emphasized that any legislation infringing on the rights of Ghanaians, warrants scrutiny and action from their organization.

“We are saying that when the constitution says under chapter 5, that theses rights and liberties are guaranteed to all persons, it means that regardless of what you would do, as far as you’re a Ghanaian and human being, these rights apply to you”

“….and you don’t take them away from anybody because you don’t like who they are, and that is the argument we’re making”, Mr. Akagbor stated.

In a bid to raise awareness and empower the media, CDD conducted a two-day workshop on for journalists, aiming to explain the bill’s implications.

Mr. Akagbor underscored the fundamental right to life for every Ghanaian, stressing that these are rights enshrined in the country’s constitution.

CDD’s engagement with the media and its proactive stance against the Anti-LGBT bill, signals a commitment to upholding constitutional rights and fostering informed discourse within Ghanaian society.

“The bedrock of any democracy is human rights and for that reason we need to protect these rights if we are to ensure that our democracy is to survive so that is why we have been engaging with the media across the country since the beginning of the year to equip them with the tools of understanding the bill, that is why we did the cross by cross analysis of the bill”, he noted.