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Ghana UN: Rights Council Remains Timid in Face of Abuses Darfur Resolution Provides Basis for Further Action The UN Human Rights Council closed its fourth regular session today having failed to take action to address many of the world’s most urgent human rights situations, Human Rights Watch said today. The council adoption of a compromise text regarding the crisis in Darfur, however, was a welcome if small step forward. March 30, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version ECOWAS: Troops to Liberia Must Respect Human Rights Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is poised to send 1,000-1,500 peacekeeping troops to Liberia; we urge you to ensure that this force acts in full accordance with international human rights and humanitarian law, and with a clear mandate to protect civilians and to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. July 18, 2003 Letter Also available in West Africa: Taylor Indictment Advances Justice Liberian President Must Be Arrested Liberian President Charles Taylor should be arrested by the government of any country he travels to, now that his indictment has been announced by the Sierra Leone Special Court, Human Rights Watch said today. The Liberian president was attending peace talks in Ghana when the indictment was "unsealed." June 4, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version Ghana: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Ghana participated in the First Meeting of States Parties in Maputo in May 1999, with a delegation of representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense. It participated in the first meeting of the Standing Committee of Experts (SCE) on the General Status and Operation of the Convention in January 2000 and also in the second meeting of the SCE on Mine Clearance in March 2000. Ghana voted for UN General Assembly Resolution 54/54B supporting the Mine Ban Treaty in December 1999. August 1, 2001 Multi Country Report Ghana: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There is no evidence of underage recruitment in Ghana. However, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed its concern over the fact that in many rural areas regulations on birth registration are not fully implemented. Lack of proper documentation can pose difficulties in enforcing minimum recruitment age requirements. June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report Ghana: Government Human Rights Commissions in Africa Established in 1993, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has contributed to a stronger human rights culture in Ghana. The CHRAJ possesses a broad mandate to investigate, among other things, complaints of human rights and administrative justice violations and allegations of state corruption. Yet, CHRAJ remains relatively under-resourced and under-staffed. January 1, 2001 Multi Country Report Ghana: Revolutionary Injustice Abuse of the Legal System Under the PNDC Government Soon after it came to power, Ghana's ruling Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) established a "revolutionary" court system. Consisting of Public Tribunals which operate within the country's judicial system, this parallel system for the administration of justice has shown a cavalier disregard for normal judicial procedures. Created to further the government's political interests, only a handful of verdicts handed down by these courts have run contrary to the government's wishes. The Public Tribunals are the cornerstone of the government's institutionalized violation of human rights. The Tribunals operate under a veneer of legality that does not prevent widespread manipulation by the government, but which is often sufficient to make it difficult for Ghanaians to protest against their abuses. January 31, 1992 Report Download PDF, 211 KB, 25 pgs Printer friendly version Abdication of Responsibility The Commonwealth and Human Rights Heads of state of Commonwealth nations meet this month in Harare, Zimbabwe. Their gathering is an important opportunity to take tangible steps to recognize the importance of human rights in the member states and to commit the Commonwealth to an initiative that would significantly enhance its role in combatting human rights abuses. The membership of the Commonwealth is diverse in every respect, and an increased commitment to human rights would cut across the usual divides of region, economic system and political structure. Because a number of the Commonwealth nations are among the leading donor nations, such as Australia and Great Britain, or important regional forces, such as India and Kenya, the development of a Commonwealth human rights effort could have considerable impact. October 1, 1991 Report Download PDF, 431 KB, 77 pgs Printer friendly version Ghana: Government Denies Existence of Political Prisoners Minister Says Detainees "Safer" in Custody Ghana's ruling Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), chaired by Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings, has claimed -- for the third time in as many years -- that Ghana has no political prisoners. In a radio interview on May 31, Secretary for Foreign Affairs Obed Asamoah, argued that some detainees -- whom he characterized as "subversives" -- are being kept in custody for their own good. He added that if they were brought to trial, they would be convicted and executed. August 12, 1991 Report Download PDF, 132 KB, 9 pgs Printer friendly version Ghana Official Attacks on Religious Freedom The Ghanaian government, the Provisional National Defence Council(PNDC), has attempted to crack down on churches and other religious organizations through the imposition of a controversial new law. PNDC Law 221 requires all religious bodies to register with the Ministry of the Interior, so as to make them "accountable" to the government. The law is being opposed by Ghana's major churches on the grounds that it constitutes an infringement of fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. May 18, 1990 Report Download PDF, 138 KB, 9 pgs Printer friendly version
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