Ghana passes bill criminalising promotion of LGBTQ rights

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  Hello, I'm Ankur Desai, and in the early hours of Saturday,

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  the 30th of May, these are our main stories.

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  anti-LGBTQ laws in Africa.

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  We start in Ghana, where parliament has approved a new bill

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  that criminalizes the so-called promotion of LGBTQ rights and activities.

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  Same-sex relationships have been banned in Ghana for more than 130 years.

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  Under the new legislation, anyone found to be funding,

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  sponsoring, or promoting LGBTQ acts could face up to five years in prison.

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  The ban has been criticized by international organizations,

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  including Human Rights Watch,

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