Respected Lawyer and Human rights activist Akoto Ampaw dead

Esteemed lawyer and human rights activist Akoto Ampaw has passed on. 

The lawyer is reported to have died in the early hours of today, October 20, after a short illness.

The late Lawyer Anthony Akoto Ampaw was a partner at Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co until his passing. 

He was previously the head of the legal team that represented President Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2020 election petition at the Supreme Court.

Mr. Ampaw was also a key critic of the anti-LGBTQ bill before Parliament - many times with other civil society voices raising concerns about the need for the bill to consider human rights protection. 

He was a key advocate for the teaching of human rights in schools. 

His family and the firm where he worked, in the coming days are expected to release a statement.