The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions says the jailing of investigative Journalist, Ignace Sossou by the Benin authorities is a violation of international laws and called on the government to compensate the journalist. Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights gave its opinion on … The post UN
…Now that he has been sacked Last night October 30, 2020, the President of Ghana sacked the suspended Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei with immediate effect following the conclusion of investigations, and release of a report by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) which … The post With
German arms shipments have been able to make their way to Saudi Arabia with the Berlin government’s blessing, despite a ban on defence exports due to the Gulf state’s poor human rights record and role in the Yemen war. Last year, the German government gave permission to France in two cases to export German-produced defence … The post German
The Tema Traditional Council (TTC) has appealed to the President to return portions of land compulsorily acquired from the Tema people and given to the TDC Development Company to develop and manage. Nii Armarh Soumponu, Tema Shipi and spokesperson for the TTC, told the media that the people of Tema were proud to let go over … The post Tema Traditional Council
The National Democratic Party (NDP) is promising to extend maternity leave for all workers from three months to six months to enable women have enough time to nurse their babies adequately. According to the NDP, the current arrangement where women were given only three months paid leave, was not the best for mothers to have … The post NDP to extend maternity leave to
Mr Daniel Banuoku, the Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), has described the illegal harvesting of rosewood and charcoal burning as the “most grievous state organised crime against the people of northern Ghana”. That, he said, was because the state authorities, institutions, departments, and agencies that were mandated by law … The post Rosewood
The Volta Region has recorded a decrease in road crashes between January to September, this year, compared to the same period in 2019. The Region recorded a total of 338 reported cases with 96 deaths between the periods under review compared to the 430 in 2019 with 101 deaths. The figures constituted a decrease of … The post Volta Region records decrease in road crashes
The Ghana Police Service, Eastern Region Command, has trained selected journalists in Koforidua, on crime reporting, relating to elections, as part of preparations towards the upcoming elections. The participants were taken through accident scene reporting, election related violence and conflict reporting, to build their capacities. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Peter Baba Atinak, Deputy … The post Eastern
Mr Kofi Koranteng, an independent Presidential aspirant, disqualified for forgery by Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) in filing his nomination to contest in Ghana’s Election 2020, has prayed the Commission to absolve him of forgery. He also urged the Commission to place him on the ballot paper to contest the polls, as he threatened to … The post Independent
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