Ghana

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• Koforidua Local Prison1 Jan 2025

  organize sensitization programmes for key populations across Ghana. In all 239 LGBTQI/FSW in Accra, Koforidua and Kumasi; were reached and educated on non-discrimination, right to health, gender-based violence and bail related issues. In November 2020, CHRAJ conducted a baseline study on the voluntary principles on human rights and security. The first component of the field study was conducted in communities impacted by mining and oil exploration activities. The communities are Tarkwa, Axim, Atuabo, Eikwe, Nsuta, Cape Three Points, Tebrebe, Wangarakrom, and Badukrom; all in the Western Region. The aim of the study is to establish how well companies in the extractive sector (mining, oil and gas) in Ghana are complying with the Voluntary Principles and the challenges companies and community members face. During the reporting year, the Commission organized 2,966 public education programmes on fundamental human rights and freedoms nationwide. Topics covered included harmful cultural practices (early and forced marriages), torture, right to education and health, child neglect and parental responsibilities, property rights of spouses, child labour, and domestic violence. See the diagram below for the regional distribution of public educational programmes. The Commission received and classified 7,523 complaints under its human right mandate in the year 2020 as compared to 8,379 in the previous year. The percentag 64 | | Eastern | HR | ADMIN | COR | TOTAL | HR | ADMIN | COR | [...]

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• Sunyani Central Prison1 Jan 2025

  cutive, Jaman South Assembly, the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, the th Army Commander, 4 Battalion Sunyani, the Inspector General of Police and Symphony Limited etc. The letter states in part as follows: We the undersigned/thumprinted Chiefs and Elders, Assembly members, Opinion leaders and the entire citizenry of Baabianeha deeply regret to inform you and take note that the town Baabianeha is not under the Japekrom Traditional Council. th paragraph of your letter dated 7 February 2017 on the subject matter. It is worthy of note that since the settlement of our fathers at Baabianeha and up to date the town and her people have been under Drobo Council and Not Japekrom Traditional.From time immemorial, farming activities have been the mainstay of the people of Baabianeha. We believe that any attempt at interfering with the activities of our farmers on the land will render our people impoverished with its other unpleasant consequences very likely to affect our future generation as being experienced in the country now. Any attempt at carrying out any of the above activities will be vehemently resisted by the youth and the entire people. Please let peace reign (emphasis supplied). they can't comply with the directives of Japekrom Omanhene since there is an impending Case at Sunyani High Court. 2. One of the elders made it known to us that the Government especially the Minister of lands and Natural Resources; Hon. John Peter Amewu has directed all mining activities to cease [...]

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• Sunyani Female Prison1 Jan 2025

  cutive, Jaman South Assembly, the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, the th Army Commander, 4 Battalion Sunyani, the Inspector General of Police and Symphony Limited etc. The letter states in part as follows: We the undersigned/thumprinted Chiefs and Elders, Assembly members, Opinion leaders and the entire citizenry of Baabianeha deeply regret to inform you and take note that the town Baabianeha is not under the Japekrom Traditional Council. th paragraph of your letter dated 7 February 2017 on the subject matter. It is worthy of note that since the settlement of our fathers at Baabianeha and up to date the town and her people have been under Drobo Council and Not Japekrom Traditional.From time immemorial, farming activities have been the mainstay of the people of Baabianeha. We believe that any attempt at interfering with the activities of our farmers on the land will render our people impoverished with its other unpleasant consequences very likely to affect our future generation as being experienced in the country now. Any attempt at carrying out any of the above activities will be vehemently resisted by the youth and the entire people. Please let peace reign (emphasis supplied). they can't comply with the directives of Japekrom Omanhene since there is an impending Case at Sunyani High Court. 2. One of the elders made it known to us that the Government especially the Minister of lands and Natural Resources; Hon. John Peter Amewu has directed all mining activities to cease [...]

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• Communicable Disease Prison1 Jan 2025

  s, ensuring good administrative practices and combating corruption; in the midst of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its accompanying fear, lockdown and restrictions. The Commission made progress in investigating and resolving complaints within all its three mandates. The implications of the COVID-19 on the political, civil, economic, social, and cultural rights of the citizenry and other persons living in Ghana were enormous. However, the Commission took steps to ameliorate some of these effects by issuing advisories to relevant institutions such as the Electoral Commission and the National Identification Authority to comply with the COVID-19 protocols in the registration and electioneering exercises. The Security agencies were also cautioned on the handling of citizens in the enforcement of the COVID-19 restrictions. The Commission further instituted nationwide sensitization programmes on anti- stigmatization and non-discrimination of COVID-19 victims. This contributed to promoting public confidence and encouraging support for victims in the communities.

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• Ankaful Maximum Security Prison1 Jan 2025

  The Basic Human Rights Course for Health Professionals, that was piloted in the Cape Coast and the Ankaful Nurses Training Colleges in the Central Region to improve respect for rights of patients, was extended to three more regions namely Western, Brong Ahafo and Upper East during the year. In all, 142 nursing students from the Cape Coast and the Bolgatanga Nurses Training Colleges completed the programme and were awarded certificates. Participants in the Brong Ahafo and Western Regions were unable to complete the course due to changes in the academic calendar of their schools. e. Human Rights Education in Schools and Rural Communities The Commission in the year under review organized 3,756 public education programmes nationwide, representing an increase of 522 over the previous year. These activities were carried out in communities, schools and on radio and TV stations. In all, the education programs comprised 2,040(54.3%) community outreach programmes, 1,031(27.4%) schools interactions and 685(18.3%) radio/TV programmes. See Part 4 for a breakdown of educational activities in the various regions and districts. The educational activities focused on the three mandates of the Commission; Human Rights, Administrative Justice and Anti-Corruption. Educational programmes under the human rights mandate focused on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Discussions under other mandates covered issues of good governance, maladministration and the eff

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• Prisons Officers' Training School1 Jan 2025

  nistry of Health, Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Social Welfare, the Police Service, the Prisons Service, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Media for supporting us in monitoring human rights across the country. We would also like to thank DANIDA in providing the much needed funding support for the Commission’s work towards advancing human rights in the country. 4 See the 2011 United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNIFEF) report on “Situation Analysis of Ghanaian Children and Women” indicates, among other things, that nearly half a million children were not enrolled despite the implementation of the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education. The delivery and expansion of quality education remains a profound challenge, notwithstanding important initiatives such as the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) and the Capitation Grant by the Government. Lack of trained teachers in public schools contributes to the poor quality of education at the basic school level. Less than 60% of primary school teachers have had proper professional training, but 2 the districts had only 37 per cent of trained teachers. According to the results of the monitoring exercises over the five (5) year period, a large number of schools especially basic schools in rural communities lack adequate teaching and learning materials, notwithstanding the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education policy of the government. The continuous existence of non-school going [...]

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• Ankaful Annex Prison1 Jan 2025

  The Basic Human Rights Course for Health Professionals, that was piloted in the Cape Coast and the Ankaful Nurses Training Colleges in the Central Region to improve respect for rights of patients, was extended to three more regions namely Western, Brong Ahafo and Upper East during the year. In all, 142 nursing students from the Cape Coast and the Bolgatanga Nurses Training Colleges completed the programme and were awarded certificates. Participants in the Brong Ahafo and Western Regions were unable to complete the course due to changes in the academic calendar of their schools. e. Human Rights Education in Schools and Rural Communities The Commission in the year under review organized 3,756 public education programmes nationwide, representing an increase of 522 over the previous year. These activities were carried out in communities, schools and on radio and TV stations. In all, the education programs comprised 2,040(54.3%) community outreach programmes, 1,031(27.4%) schools interactions and 685(18.3%) radio/TV programmes. See Part 4 for a breakdown of educational activities in the various regions and districts. The educational activities focused on the three mandates of the Commission; Human Rights, Administrative Justice and Anti-Corruption. Educational programmes under the human rights mandate focused on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Discussions under other mandates covered issues of good governance, maladministration and the eff

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