Ghana Human Rights
Human Rights Concerns
Ghana has begun to prosecute and convict women who performed female genital mutilation on girls. Female genital mutilation is still widely practiced in the northern part of the country. In much of the country, sexual harassment is very prevalent, but is considered an ignored problem. Although the death penalty still exists, the government has not used it. The biggest issue, it would appear, is child slavery as it relates to cocoa production.
The National Reconciliation Commission recently ended its hearings. The Commission is responsible for revising human rights abuses during Ghana's periods of unconstitutional government and producing recommendations and reparations. The majority of the two thousand plus testimonies had to do with summary, executions, disappearances, misuse of authority by the police and military, torture, and other kinds of ill treatment. Amnesty International continued to receive reports of unjust trials, and misconduct and abuse by the police and members of the presidential guard.
Latest News
World Habitat Day: Governments in Africa must end forced evictionsOctober 05, 2009
Ghana: Amnesty International issues human rights agenda for new President
January 12, 2009
Death sentences commuted in Ghana – time for abolition
January 09, 2009
Ghana: Amnesty International welcomes the commutation of all death sentences
January 09, 2009
Ghana's new President must commit to human rights
January 08, 2009
Ghana: A seven point human rights agenda for the new government
January 01, 2009
Latest Reports
Vital UN human rights work under threatMay 09, 2007
Ghana: Briefing on death penalty
July 16, 2000
Ghana: The first executions since 1990
October 24, 1993
Ghana: Releases of political prisoners and new arrests
December 15, 1992
