Street scene in Accra, capital of Ghana. Photo by Kofi Bhavnani on Unsplash ReportOUT says the recent passing of another anti-LGBTQ law in Africa, this time in the West African country of Ghana, risks setting a "dangerous precedent across the region, emboldening similar legislation in other African countries and strengthening a coordinated transnational movement to roll back hard-won human rights protections." Full statement ReportOUT expresses deep concern over the passage o

On the 11th of April 2026, several people were attacked and assaulted in the Shahbagh district of Dhaka, the country's capital city. Throughout the group of attackers, homophobic slurs and hate speech were chanted, with victims being targeted because they were assumed to be ‘queer’.