A Ghanaian minister is promoting hatred by urging people to report those they suspect of being homosexual, a human rights group has said

Ghana's Center for Popular Education and Human Rights said that Paul Evans Aidoo's comments could endanger the nation's underground gay community. Aidoo said that he wanted to rid society of gay people and take them to court. Homosexual acts are illegal in Ghana but someone would have to be caught having sex to be prosecuted. Aidoo was reacting to reports that 8,000 gay people in the Western Region had registered with AIDS charities. He urged people to come forward if they suspected someone was gay. The suspects would be taken to court to see if they could be charged, Aidoo said. "All efforts are being made to get rid of these people in the society," he said. Homosexuality is frowned upon in many African societies. An MP in Uganda recently tried to introduce the death penalty for some homosexual acts.