Ghana security forces shut down LGBTQ office: Rights group

The LGBT+ Rights Ghana group says its Accra office was raided and closed by security forces.

Ghana security forces raided and shut down the office of an LGBTQ rights group in the capital, Accra, the organisation has said, after politicians and religious leaders called for its closure. Gay sex is a criminal offence in the West African country and members of the LGBTQ community face widespread discrimination. “This morning, our office was raided by National Security,” the LGBT+ Rights Ghana group said on Twitter on Wednesday.