5 Things You Need To Know About The Detainment Of 21 LGBTQ+ Activists In Ghana
In February, the Ghanaian gay rights center was raided by security forces, according to CNN. From the conception of the gay rights hub, Alex Kofi Donkor, who leads the community center, said that it was met with opposition from locals.
Following the raid, Donkor told CNN that he feared for the safety of his family and those that worked at the center, which opened on January 31.
“I just contacted our lawyers, there is an unsafe situation right now, and I need to go offline,” he said.
A woman executive of the organization was also arrested in the recent police clampdown of the LGBTQ+ community, Donkor said.
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