The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has come under fire from the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, over statements she made on the criminalization of LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana.
The lawmaker said that the US vice president should be the last person to teach Ghana about human rights because people are killed in her nation for no apparent reason, as reported by 3news.com.
He said, “If Kamala Harris is truly concerned about human rights, she should prioritise the safety of all Americans, especially the children.”
“Kamala Harris is not the SI Unit for Human rights. She is actually one of the last people in the world who should be talking about human rights.
“As Vice President of the United States, she comes from a country where human rights abuses are rife. In fact, barely two hours after she finished making those comments that she was interested in human rights, in her own country a 28-year-old woman walked into a school building and killed three children and teachers.
“I believe that a Vice President who has been elected and is concerned about human rights should be concerned about the children in school that they should be able to have a decent education without fearing that indiscriminate gun violence will end their lives. Gun violence is a human rights issue. She has not been able to deal with those issues,” he is quoted to have said.
The lawmaker made these comments in reaction to Kamala Harris’s opinion on the criminalization of LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana, which she and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo were asked to address.
Kamala Harris, when asked about LGBTQ rights on Monday, March 27 at Jubilee House in Accra, responded that she believes they should be protected as human rights. She went on to say that everyone has the freedom to pursue their own lifestyle.
“Let me be clear about where we stand. First of all, for the American press who are here, you know that a great deal of work in my career has been to address human rights issues, equality issues across the board including those related to the LGBT community.
“And I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting the freedom and supporting and fighting for equality among all people and that all people be treated equally.
“I will also say that this is an issue that we consider and consider to be a human rights issue and that will not change,” she said.
Source – Tru News Report
