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Uk Threatens Ghana Over man-lover Right Refusal by Parisgoodman(m): 3:31pm On Nov 03, 2011
SILVERBIRD TELEVISION@10am 3rd november. The UK's prime minister threaten 2 cut its funding 2 ghana for refusing to allow same sex marriage n the ghanian president said it wont happen since there are traditions.
Re: Uk Threatens Ghana Over man-lover Right Refusal by pendo89(f): 5:57pm On Nov 03, 2011
But Ghana is not the only affected Nation.

Cameron threat to dock some UK aid to anti-man-lover nations


David Cameron has threatened to withhold UK aid from governments that do not reform legislation banning homosexuality.

The UK prime minister said he raised the issue with some of the states involved at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia.

Human rights reform in the Commonwealth was one issue that leaders failed to reach agreement on at the summit.

Mr Cameron says those receiving UK aid should "adhere to proper human rights".

Ending the bans on homosexuality was one of the recommendations of an internal report into the future relevance of the Commonwealth.

Mr Cameron's threat applies only to one type of bilateral aid known as general budget support, and would not reduce the overall amount of aid to any one country.

Malawi has already had some of its budget support suspended over concerns about its attitude to man-lover rights. Concerns have also been raised with the governments of Uganda and Ghana.
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Mr Cameron told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that "British aid should have more strings attached".

But he conceded that countries could not change immediately, and cautioned that there would be a "journey".

"This is an issue where we are pushing for movement, we are prepared to put some money behind what we believe. But I'm afraid that you can't expect countries to change overnight.

"Britain is one of the premier aid givers in the world. We want to see countries that receive our aid adhering to proper human rights.
"We are saying that is one of the things that determines our aid policy, and there have been particularly bad examples where we have taken action."

Mr Cameron said he had spoken with "a number of African countries" and that more pressure had been applied by Foreign Secretary William Hague, who deputised for him during parts of the summit.

Read more>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk

So Africa should throw away its traditions/ culture and embrace homosexuality in order to receive aid? Let's see how ugandans take it cz the word itself is like a bitter herb.
In kenya the constitution doesn't allow it.Infact are they asking us to ammend our constitutions to accomodate man-lover rights?
People voted in the referendum and the constitution was passed. Hectic.Now is it the voice of the citizens that will rule the country or the voice of the donors?
Re: Uk Threatens Ghana Over man-lover Right Refusal by Parisgoodman(m): 7:56pm On Nov 03, 2011
If he says human right then he should allow the public to decide cause i havent seen anybody complaining yet.
Re: Uk Threatens Ghana Over man-lover Right Refusal by pendo89(f): 8:44pm On Nov 03, 2011
^^ they make noise here and there though they always face police harrassment and isolation by the society. That is why africa gay lovers travel abroad to marry
But that is not even my worry.If the constitution has been ratified by the citizens themselves and it doesn't allow for same sex marriages then what is the UK telling Africans?
so now aid is pegged to gay rights? wow.

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