The Judiciary Opens High Court for Live Media Coverage of Anti-LGBT+ Bill Proceedings

The Judiciary is set to allow live media coverage of the High Court proceedings related to the anti-LGBT+ bill today. This follows a previous decision by the Chief Justice permitting media houses to livestream the hearing of Richard Sky’s injunction application on the anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

The Judicial Service has now extended this access to all cases concerning the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, following a request from the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame. Dame urged the Chief Justice to permit live coverage of all proceedings related to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, citing the significant public interest in these cases.

In a letter to the Chief Justice, the Attorney General emphasized the need for transparency and public access to the legal proceedings, stating, "Respectfully, in view of the public interest in the cases concerning the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 (the Bill) I would like to recommend that the media (including radio and television) be given full access to the relevant courts to undertake coverage of all proceedings in those cases concerning the Bill." He further remarked, “It is my respectful view that the transparency to be engendered by a coverage of the proceedings would be in the best interest of the administration of justice.”

The live coverage will include cases in both the Supreme Court and the High Court that address the legality of the bill. To date, four cases have been filed across various levels of the court system regarding the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, with two set to be heard at the High Court and the other two at the Supreme Court. One of the High Court cases is scheduled to be heard later today in the General Jurisdiction 8 courtroom.

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