Human Rights

Sagnarigu, Ghana – Ghana’s Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has implored District Social Welfare Officers in the country to work hard towards reducing increasing cases of child marriage, female genital mutilation, widowhood rites, witchcraft accusations and other forms of right violations. According to her, the Northern …

Kpandai, Ghana – Pupils of Kpandai D/A Primary School are appealing to the authorities, including government, to provide them with desks and tables to boost their academic performance. The school has no desks for pupils, making it difficult for them to undertake their lessons. Owing to the development, some pupils …

Buipe, Ghana – David Avorgbedor alias Sabu, a contractor of the Savannah Cement Company Limited (Savacem) at Buipe in the Central Gonja District, whose employee lost his right arm through a machine, says he is ready to compensate him and take full responsibility of the upkeep of his six children …

Wa, Ghana – The Disability Fund Management Committee of the Social Welfare at the Wa Municipal Assembly on Tuesday disbursed an amount of fifty-three thousand Ghana cedis (GHS53,000.00) to help better the lives of some Persons Living With Disability (PWDs). The money, which was taken from the PWD share of …

Buipe, Ghana – Investigation by Nkilgi FM at Bole has found out that a lot is happening at the Cement Company (SAVACEM) at Buipe in the Northern Region. Deaths, abuse of human rights of the workers by expatriate Indians, intimidations, threats and all this with the alleged tacit approval by …

Gnani, Ghana – Songtaba in partnership with Actionaid Ghana, UNFPA, STAR-Ghana and Ma Yurlim Foundation, has marked this year’s International Women’s Day with the provision of free health screening to 113 alleged witches and residents of Gnani. The poor, hopeless and frail looking women, mostly in their sixties were also …

Wa, Ghana – A Deputy Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Supervision in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region, Huudu Alkilah Kunnatey, has disclosed that the district has recorded high enrolment levels in recent times, but the lack of infrastructure is compounding the situation. …

Tamale, Ghana – Municipal Chief Executive for the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly, Mariam Iddrisu, has underscored the power and influence of the media in helping government and non-state actors such as nongovernmental organisations to achieve gender parity and equality in Ghana. According to her, the media was relevant in so many …

Tamale, Ghana – A Senior Lecturer at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Michael Ayamga, has recommended the siting of basic amenities closer to communities as a step geared towards reducing the burden of unpaid care work. According to him, siting of basic amenities such as potable water sources, schools, …

Yendi, Ghana – The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya-Naa Andani Yakubu Abdulai has condemned the burning of heavy duty vehicles used for illegal sand winning activities in the Northern Region. Over the weekend, some members of the operation Vanguard taskforce set ablaze 14 tipper trucks and an excavator. The action followed …