Moses Foh-Amoaning, Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, has urged African legislators to reject advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, insisting that claims linking such rights to international human rights law are misleading. Addressing the Fourth Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values on Thursday, June 4, 2026, he cautioned lawmakers not to be swayed by arguments suggesting LGBTQ+ rights are protected under global legal frameworks.
‘Do not be deceived by the human rights argument—it is a falsehood,’ he told participants. He accused LGBTQ advocacy groups of pursuing a deliberate agenda through deceptive narratives, stressing that references to sexual rights, constitutional rights, and human rights in support of LGBTQ issues lack grounding in international law.
“So when you hear them talking about human rights, sexual rights, constitutional rights, it’s all false,” he said. He urged participants at the conference not to fear that opposition to LGBTQ rights would place them in conflict with international legal obligations. “I want this conference not be fooled by anybody and say okay we’re afraid because we’re going to be fighting or conflicting with some international law framework,” he said.
According to him, LGBTQ rights were never formally incorporated into international legal instruments and had instead been introduced through interpretation and external pressure. “My point is, LGBTQ rights have never been part of the international legal framework. They were implied and they were forced into our laws,” Mr. Foh-Amoaning said.
The conference brought together parliamentarians, policymakers and advocates from various countries to discuss issues relating to family values, national sovereignty and social policy.
Source: Nii Ayikwei Okine
