Young Peoples and Human Rights Ghana

Thursday, November 03, 2011 ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Ghana's leader yesterday vowed not to back any bid to legalise homosexuality in the west African country, scoffing at Britain's threat to cut off aid to countries that fail to recognise gay rights. "I, as president of this nation, will never initiate or support any attempts to legalise homosexuality in Ghana," John Atta Mills told reporters. British Prime Minister David Cameron said at the weekend that his country will consider withholding aid from countries that do not recognise gay rights. JOHN ATTA MILLS… will never initiate or support any attempts to legalise homosexuality in Ghana Atta Mills said Cameron "...does not have the right to direct other sovereign nations as to what they should do especially where their societal norms and ideals are different from those that exist" in Britain. Cameron made the threat after Commonwealth leaders failed to adopt a recommendation to call for an end to homophobic la