Don’t panic, we’ll triumph – LGBT+ Rights Ghana on office raid by nat’l security

The leaders of the LGBT+ community in Ghana have urged their members not to panic and that they will triumph despite a raid of their office.
National Security operatives raided the newly-opened office space of the group in Accra today, Wednesday, 24 February 2021.
Reacting to this, the group, in a Facebook post, said: “While this unfortunate incident has happened, we wish to encourage all our members, and queer Ghanaians to stay calm. Do not panic.
“We will triumph.
“The police may have raided our office, and closed it down but the real office is in our hearts and minds.”
The LGBT+ community is, however, appealing to all human rights organisation and allies of the to come to their aid.
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