April 03, 2023
Ghana: Parliamentary Committee Recommends Passage of LGBTQ+ Bill
The Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has recommended the passage of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021. Read more »
March 22, 2023
Ghana: YAG Engages Students On Sexual and Gender-Based Violence ... to Commemorate Iwd
Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG) with support from Planned Parenthood Association, Ghana, last Friday engaged senior high school students on sexual and gender-based violence in… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Is Committed to Promoting Peaceful Co-Existence - Speaker
Ghana is committed to collaborating with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to fight intolerance and promote peaceful co-existence in societies, the Speaker of… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Ghana: Embracing Gender Equity
The fight for equal rights for women began in the early 1900s. Women embarked on various campaigns to demand for basic necessities such as shorter working hours, better… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Ghana: Alleged Treason Trial - TAG Was to Mobilise, Educate Citizens On Human Rights - Dr Mac-Palm
Dr Frederick Yaw Mac- Palm, one of the ten persons accused of plotting to overthrow the Government, says Take Action Ghana (TAG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), was… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Ghana: No LGBTQI+ in Education Curriculum - Nacca
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has stated that there is no LGBTQI+ in the education curriculum that it is developing. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Ghana: 'Freedom and Justice' Should Mean More for the Youth - FNBbank MD
The Managing Director of FBNBank, Mr. Victor Yaw Asante has urged institutions and all stakeholders in a position to support youth development to be guided by the… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Ghana: End Discrimination Against Persons Living With HIV/Aids - CHRAJ
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has reiterated calls to bring an end to discrimination against persons living with HIV and AIDS. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Ghana: GAWU Educates 37 Volta Lake Island Communities About Child, Human Trafficking
About 37 island communities in the Krachi-West Municipality of the Oti Region have been schooled on the need to end child labour and human trafficking in the communities… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Ghana: Attorney General Touts Ghana's Strong Human Rights Record At UN Geneva Confab
Ghana's record in the delivery of social and economic rights and advancements in civil and political rights are strong indicators of the nation's good human rights record, the… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Ghana: Scrap Death Penalty!!!
It is now in the media that the Cape Coast High Court on Wednesday, last week, sentenced Bright Ellis, also known as Shadow, to death by hanging for the murder of a Cape… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Ghana: MOGCSP to Roll Out 'Boame' App to Rescue Gender-Based Violence Victims - Minister Designate
The Minister designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Abudu Larina Zuweira, has promised to introduce a toll-free mobile application codename "Boame", to wit, 'help… Read more »
Ghana: End All Forms of Gender-Based Violence - Krontihemaa
The Krontihemaa of Oguaa Traditional Area, Nana Amba Eyiaba I, has called for an end to all forms of practices that contribute to the increase in gen-der-based violence in the… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Ghana: 'Intensify Efforts Against Gender-Based Violence'
The need for stakeholders, including the government, to intensify efforts against Gender-based Violence (GBV) was over the weekend emphasised through a staged play held at the… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Ghana: Fishermen Warned Against Domestic Violence
The Acting Keta Divi-sional Police Command-er, Chief Superintendent Jordan Quaye, has warned fish-ermen in the Volta Region to stop intimidating their wives, as the region… Read more »
Ghana: Young Women Urged to Speak up Against GBV
Young wom-en have been urged to speak up against gender-based vio-lence (GBV) and be supportive to each other while creating safe spaces for women and girls to be able to report… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Ghana: Should All 'Human Rights' Be Observed?
December 10 every year is celebrated as Human Rights Day across the globe since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on this… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Ghana: Put Gender Concerns Across All Areas of Education - Govt Urged
The government has been urged to ensure that gender concerns cut across all areas of education to accelerate development in the country Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ghana: 15 Individuals, Companies Awarded for Contributing to Fight Against GBV
About 15 individuals and organisations have been awarded for their immense contribution towards the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Ghana. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Ghana: Plumber Freed After Five Years Wrongful Imprisonment
The Accra High Court, criminal division has acquitted and discharged a plumber, who was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment for allegedly robbing boss of the Economic and Organised… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Ghana: Manasseh Azure Awuni Testifies Before Office of SP
Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, was yesterday called to testify as the first witness for the Special Prosecutor (SP) in the case in which the former Chief Executive… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Ghana: Stakeholder Engagement On 2021 CHRAJ Bill Held
The Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) yesterday held stakeholder engagement to deliberate on key aspects of the 2021 CHRAJ bill that needed to be… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Ghana: Govt Urged to Institute New Programmes to Address HIV Stigmatisation
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November 18, 2022
Ghana: Anti-Lgbtqi+ Bill Not Unconstitutional but Faces Fundamental Challenges - AG
Godfred Dame, The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has stated that the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill is not unconstitutional but faces fundamental challenges. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Ghana: Most Concerns Raised By AG On Anti-Lgbtqi+ Bill Already Considered - Sam George
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Pram-pram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Sam Nartey George, one of the proponents of the Bill against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals,… Read more »