‘PRO-FAMILY’:
Representatives from 18 nations approved a charter urging governments to withdraw from treaties or agreements promoting LGBT, abortion or sex education
Reuters, ACCRA
Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights, after a conference in Ghana that brought together self-described “pro-family” activists from across Africa and Europe, participants said.The African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty took place in Accra on June 3 to 6, a week after Ghana’s parliament passed one of the continent’s toughest anti-LGBT measures, a bill criminalizing LGBT promotion.The gathering reflects a broader shift toward more restrictive laws targeting LGBT people in parts of Africa that participants said was being encouraged by conservative figures in the US and Europe, and has gained new momentum since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
People march in the streets to promote diversity and inclusive family values as Ghana hosts the African Regional Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family Values and Sovereignty in Accra on June 5.
