The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, has refuted reports on some media platforms suggesting that Ghana had compromised its stance by abstaining from a crucial vote on a homosexuality motion tabled at the United Nations.
“The motion before the international organisation had nothing to do with a human rights question. Instead, it was a question of extending the tenure of some experts on the Human Rights Council.”, according to the ministry.
“The ministry wishes to state for the records that there was no vote on support for LGBTQ+ for which Ghana abstained. So let’s get it clear, there was no vote on support for LGBTQ+ for which Ghana abstained,”.
“Our ambassador in Geneva has clarified, he has sent a full report and has clarified that the vote was about independent experts’ mandate on violence against women, against people of various sexual orientations,” he noted.
“That is what the vote was about. A general vote about protecting human rights, particularly of women, violence against women and persons of various sexual orientations. And Ghana decided to abstain, consistent with our human rights credentials. Why will you want to endorse violence against women in particular?”
Story By: Eric Boateng
