Search results for "Right to Silence"

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General
Shocking, only 35 lawyers administering Legal Aid in Ghana
A Multidimensional Poverty Index of the country released by the Ghana Statistical Service in 2020 shows that about 14 million Ghanaians are multi-dimensionally poor.
DL News29 June 2021
US
Jay-Z files lawsuit against Hip-Hop photographer Jonathan Mannion in likeness dispute
The rapper is accusing Mannion, who shot the iconic cover of his debut album Reasonable Doubt, of “exploiting” his name and image “without [his] consent.”
DL News18 June 2021
US
Supreme Court sides with Catholic foster agency that excludes same-sex couples in 9-0 ruling
The group claimed that “Philadelphia’s attempts to exclude the Catholic Church from foster care” violated the First Amendment.
DL News18 June 2021
Courts
Court throws out MFWA case against NCA, orders them to pay GHS2000 request fee
The MFWA had dragged the NCA to court after the regulator sent a letter asking the media foundation to pay GHS2,000 before they could be furnished with some details they sought.
DL News17 June 2021
Africa
Kelvin Odenigbo: Family demand ‘the truth’ from Belarus over death
Club doctors said an autopsy found “no violent marks on the body and there are no traces of alcohol in Kelvin’s blood.”
DL News17 June 2021
General
Covid-19 testing at KIA: The entire contract must be revised – Kofi Bentil
The two-year contract grants Frontier Healthcare Services the exclusive right to provide mandatory Covid-19 testing on passengers
DL News12 June 2021
General
“Ho 21 LGBT activists haven’t committed any crime,” – CDD-Ghana tells courts
"The occasional use of archaic colonial legal relics like Section 202 of Act 29 by the police to undermine constitutional rights, particularly the right to assemble, exposes the stagnation we continue to experience in efforts to promote and...
DL News11 June 2021
Africa
Twitter ban in Nigeria: Can you be arrested for tweeting?
Chris Ewokor in Abuja has compiled this report for the BBC
DL News9 June 2021
General
Madina MP urges Judiciary to be receptive of citizens’ criticisms
Dr. Ayine has been referred to the GLC by the Chief Justice, a move Hon Francis-Xavier Sosu disagrees with
DL News7 June 2021
General
We’ll appeal injunction against #FixTheCountry protest – Convener
A convener of a social media movement, #FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor says the group will head to court to appeal the injunction stopping their planned protest.
DL News7 May 2021
Africa
New association promotes in-house legal opportunities
In-house legal roles offer African lawyers greater room for self-expression and career progression, said speakers at the launch of the African Corporate & Government Counsel Forum.
DL News30 March 2021
Asia
Malaysia High Court rules Christians can use ‘Allah’ for religious educational purposes
In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Malaysian High Court granted a Malaysian Christian the right to use the word “Allah” in her religious practice, effectively ending the Home Ministry’s 1986 ban on the use of the word in Christian publi...
DL News12 March 2021
Europe
Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Suspect pleads guilty
One of three men accused of assassinating investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta in 2017 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty.
DL News24 February 2021
General
Marital property agreements will be possible under Property Rights of Spouses Bill – Minkah-Premo
Chairperson of the Executive Council of LAWA-Ghana, Sheila Minkah-Premo says the Property Rights of Spouses Bill when passed would give spouses the right to come up with marital property agreements concerning the ownership and acquisition o...
DL News23 February 2021
Business
US$8.33m debt: Minerals Commission explains why Northern Ashanti Mines lost mining rights
According to the Commission, the company accumulated millions of dollars in unpaid statutory fees despite receiving notices and opportunities to address the breaches.
DL News28 October 2026
Courts
Court of Appeal stays trial of Ex-NAFCO Boss pending appeal
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, sitting on Monday, October 19, 2026, granted the application after determining that exceptional circumstances existed to justify temporarily halting the trial.
DL News19 October 2026
General
AG proposes scheme to make lawyers available to protect suspects’ rights at police stations
According to Dr Ayine, the early stages of criminal proceedings are particularly important because decisions taken during police investigations and initial court appearances can have serious consequences for a suspect's liberty.
DL News16 October 2026
Courts
Couple’s names on indenture presume joint ownership – Court orders in void marriage case
The Court held that although the parties' marriage was legally invalid, the inclusion of both their names in the property's indenture constituted prima facie evidence of joint ownership, which could only be displaced by sufficient evidence...
DL News15 October 2026
Courts
MP sues Owusu Bempah, church for GH¢10m over alleged defamation
Dr Afriyie says the head pastor of Glorious Word Power Ministry International made claims against him on the church’s platform which damaged his reputation and exposed him to public ridicule.
DL News16 September 2026
Supreme Court News
Private citizen sues A-G, Chief Justice over legal vacation system
At the centre of the case is the question of whether the two-month suspension of sittings by the country’s two highest appellate courts affects the right of citizens to have their cases heard within a reasonable time.
DL News12 August 2026