Lockdown: Coalition Urges Security Agencies to Respect the Human Rights of Civilians
April 1,2020//-The Independent Police Complaints Coalition (IPOCOCO), a group of civil society organizations/individuals advocating for the setting up of an independent police complaint body for Ghana, has asked the security agencies to respect the human rights of civilians as the country embarks on 14 days of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown.
Freed : Meet the ‘Trotro’ driver and mate who beat police officer
The commercial bus driver and his mate, who were publicly captured in a video assaulting a police officer have been freed.
The two – Francis Buabeng and Albert Ansah were fined GHS 3,600 or will have been sentenced to 12 months in prison in default.
A Circuit Court in Weija, Accra, convicted them after they were found guilty of assault following their arrest in March 2019 during which they exchanged blows with a uniformed police officer.
Stop describing the mentally-challenged as “mad” people - Public advised
Ejisu-Krapa (Ash), Aug. 08, GNA – The public has been counseled to show kindness and empathy to those with mental disabilities and avoid the use of certain words and actions that will stigmatise them as “mad” people.
Jammeh ordered us to kill 44 Ghanaians – Gambian soldiers confess
Two Gambian soldiers working for a hit squad controlled by former President Yahya Jammeh on Monday admitted to participating in the 2005 execution of 56 West African migrants, including 44 Ghanaians on the orders of Jammeh.
Lieutenant Malick Jatta and Corporal Omar A. Jallow revealed to Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that the migrants were executed by the “Junglers” squad, a paramilitary force that took orders from Jammeh, across the Gambian border in Senegalese territory.
Stakeholders advocate for quality access to mental healthcare
Takoradi, July 6, GNA – The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) and Mind Freedom Ghana in collaboration with Star Ghana has organized a two-day workshop in Takoradi for community psychiatric nurses and operators of traditional and faith-based healing centers.
Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) Job Vacancy
Job Title: Project Officer
Brief Job Details
Department: Advocacy and Research
Reporting to: Executive Director
Contract terms: Full-time
Office location: Osu Ako-Adjei, Accra
Salary: Attractive
General Definition of Job Role
The Trotro Driver and His Mate Have a Right to Legal Representation!
From 16th March, 2019, a video of two men physically assaulting a police officer went viral. Shortly thereafter, the two men who were later identified as a ‘trotro’ driver, Francis Buabeng, and his mate, Albert Ansah were arrested by the Police. They were arraigned before the Circuit Court at Weija on 18th March 2019, where their pleas were taken.