A recent research conducted by Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), reveals evidence of awful human rights abuses in mining communities, ranging from widespread pollution of water sources, deprivation and loss of livelihoods, excesses by security agencies and security contractors of the mining …
There were continued human rights abuses by Boko Haram and Islamic State's West African Province in the north-east; assailants, locally called "bandits", in the north-west and centre; and "unknown gunmen" in the south-east. On 23 January, gunmen beheaded Christopher Ohizu, a local government administrator in Imo state. ...
According to news reports, Eric, a suspected illegal miner, was shot in the back near the South Tailings Storage Facility of Anglo Gold Ashanti's Obuasi mine. The …
The escalating level of military brutality against people in Ghana, a normally peaceful West African country, is alarming. These incidents, which are growing more common, highlight the critical need for continued efforts to promote accountability, transparency, and human rights respect within the military.
A recent research conducted by Ghana's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), reveals evidence of awful human rights abuses in …
GHANA 2018 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ghana is a constitutional democracy with a strong presidency and a unicameral 275-seat parliament. Presidential and parliamentary elections conducted in 2016 ... The PPSB also investigates human rights abuses and police misconduct. Through August the PPSB had recorded …
Witchcraft accusations and other human rights violations occur daily in many communities in Ghana. Usually victims of these allegations are given harsh and inhumane treatment, which include physical assault, banishment, social ridicule, isolation, lunching and death. Victims of witchcraft accusations are poor and vulnerable old women who lack the …
Citizens had access to courts to bring lawsuits seeking damages for, or cessation of, human rights abuses. The constitution states the Supreme Court is the final court of appeal. Defendants, however, may seek remedies for allegations of human rights abuses at the Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice. f.
Mr Nyantakyi said the Government's inaction in addressing those pertinent human rights issues and abuses regressed the desire to consolidate Ghana's status as a democratic and rights respecting nation. As a move to contribute to improving Ghana's Human Rights records, Amnesty International Ghana urged the Office of the President …
The specific aims of the investigation were: To asses the human rights situation in the mining communities. To examine the extent of pollution of water bodies and causes of …
Gerald and Daniel presented findings of their collaborative research in a webinar titled "Climate Change, WASH Service Provisioning and the Realisation of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation." The webinar highlighted the progress made and challenges Ghana faces in providing safely managed water and sanitation to its inhabitants.
Download scientific diagram | Patterns of human rights violations in Ghana (1957-1993) (Source: Report of the National Reconciliation Commission, October 2004) from publication: Civil Society ...
The Ahafo gold mine, Newmont's first mine in Ghana, has been implicated in human rights abuses and irresponsible practices since before it began operating in …
In advocating for approaches and measures to prevent human rights abuses, CHRI addresses the Commonwealth Secretariat, member governments and civil society associations. ... CHRI's police accountability project in Ghana The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has been working across the Commonwealth on issues of police reform for
King Oyanka, Chairman of the World Human Rights Council for West Africa and Chief of Oblieman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, has sounded a dire warning about the state of ...
Nonetheless, significant abuses of human rights continue in Ghana as described in the following: While the government released 202 political prisoners in 1985including the remaining members of the Limann government deposed in Rawling's coup of 1981to celebrate the anniversary of independence, both Amnesty International …
Areas of consensus in dealing with human rights abuses in the extractive industry. Analysis of the extant literature highlighted a number of recommendations on how to address human rights abuses associated with resource extraction, but the three common initiatives often suggested are discussed below. 3.2.1. Corporate social …
Social Justice and Human Rights, Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27:4-5, 422-427, DOI: ... Ghana: Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre. Show more. Recommended publications ...
This article discusses abuse and neglect of elderly women in Ghana and the traditional practices that adversely affect their human rights. Their situation is characterized by pervasive poverty, illiteracy, widowhood, predominantly rural dwelling, and subjection to insidious cultural practices and superstitious beliefs.
In the pursuit of the right to development, serious human rights abuses are sometimes committed. In this article, I review the monitoring role of the Commission on …
Gold mining might have contributed to socio-economic development in Ghana, but it has also exacerbated incidences of environmental degradation and …
PDF | On May 15, 2018, Saibu Mutaru published An anthropological study of "witch camps" and human rights in northern Ghana | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Campaign tools you can use to urgently intervene and protect people's human rights. Campaigns January 26, 2011 Ghana: Further information: Thousands facing forced eviction in Ghana. ... Ghana: The rights of women accused of witchcraft should be protected. Research January 9, 2024 Africa: We are facing extinction: …
THE REPORT ON THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN GHANA (ABRIDGED) PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DECEMBER 10, 2010. Page 2 of 37 ... To prevent human rights abuse from occurring. 4. To serve as early warning signals for State actors. 5. Provide data and …
PDF | On May 1, 2021, Alice Boateng and others published Harmful Cultural Practices against Women and in Ghana:: Implications for Human Rights and Social Work | Find, read and cite all the ...
Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRR-GH) is a combined group of journalists and human rights advocates formed purposely with the aim of shedding light, sounding alarm and drawing the attention of duty bearers to take the necessary actions to tackle issues in a bid to end up all forms of human rights abuses the country is confronted with which limits …
Economic and Social Injustices in Ghana's Military Regimes: an Investigation of Price Control Policies. Seidu M. Alidu1, 1(Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Ghana Abstract : The discourse of human rights has been dominated by civil and political rights much to the
This article discusses abuse and neglect of elderly women in Ghana and the traditional practices that adversely affect their human rights. Their situation is characterized by pervasive poverty, illiteracy, widowhood, predominantly rural dwelling, and subjection to insidious cultural practices and su …
GHANA 2021 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . Ghana is a constitutional democracy with a strong presidency and a unicameral ... The government took some steps to address corruption and human rights abuse s by . officials, whether in the security forces or elsewhere in the government. Impunity remained a problem, …
This article interrogates media complicity in bolstering unconstitutional governments and their culpability in past human rights abuses in Ghana. Through a qualitative analysis of newspapers and focus group discussions with journalists, this paper examines the manner in which the media (as an institution) were both victims and …
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