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President Akufo-Addo to await supreme court verdict on anti-LGBTQ+ bill before deciding to sign into law
This commitment comes in the wake of a legal challenge against the bill initiated by an individual.
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Europe
Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta
More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court
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African Coups: Nigerian law firm wants President Akufo-Addo to take preventive steps
In their letter dated February 1, 2022, they are urging President Akufo-Addo to provide the leadership necessary for the sub-regional body to apply its treaties and protocols on democracy and human rights.
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Business
Bright Simons writes: Ghana wants to make Norway rich (by $1 billion)
On 30th July 2021, a memorandum from Ghana’s Minister of Energy to the country’s Parliament muddied the waters even further.
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Courts
Assist Courts to administer justice – African Court charge Lawyers
The African Court has since 2017 trained and equipped over 110 lawyers from different parts of the African Continent.
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Use technology in handling criminal cases – USAID
The USAID and its partners as part of increasing advocacy on the CTS selected journalists from seven regions, including Greater Accra, Ashanti, Volta, Northern and Western and trained them on case processing with oversight and monitoring re...
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Europe
Turkey’s withdrawal from women violence treaty goes to court
Istanbul, Turkey – With a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on March 20, Turkey’s exit from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence was sudden but not u...
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Courts
Kenyan High Court rules that lawyers are essential workers during COVID-19 lockdown
A Kenyan High Court in Nairobi, the country’s capital, has ruled that lawyers in the country be exempted from the curfew order imposed by the government to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
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Others
Israel eases 11-week blockade, allows UN aid lorries into Gaza
The decision, announced by the Israeli military liaison unit COGAT on May 18, follows sustained lobbying from U.S. senators who expressed alarm over worsening conditions for Gaza’s 2.1 million residents.
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“A gender balanced court a better place for us all” – Justice Serwaa Mireku on International Day of Women Judges
The reasoning behind the day is to celebrate women judges worldwide, by recognizing their contributions to reducing the gender gap in the judiciary
Gifty Danso
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Report social media sexual harassments to Police
The Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) defines sexual harassment “as any unwelcome, offensive or importunate sexual advances or request made by an employer or superior officer or a co-worker, whether the worker is a man or woman.
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Courts
La Pleasure Beach demolition: Management Committee drags SSNIT, two hotels to court
The action, filed at the High Court on October 23, 2026, seeks to establish the legal authority of the beach's management committee and determine whether the defendants had any lawful justification for the demolition exercise.
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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.
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Courts
ECOWAS Court dismisses Torkornoo’s claims against Ghana
The case was filed after Justice Torkornoo challenged processes connected to her suspension and removal from office.
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Supreme Court News
5-year voting ban for electoral offenders constitutional- Supreme Court
In a unanimous decision, a seven-member panel led by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie held that the case brought by human rights activist Fred Akweter lacked merit.
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Courts
ECOWAS Case: Lecturer says Ex-Chief Justice Torkonoo unlikely to regain office
Speaking on JoyNews, law lecturer Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua said the most probable outcome of the case is an award of compensation, rather than a reversal of the events that led to her removal earlier this year.
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Courts
Torkornoo’s lawyer says ECOWAS ruling does not affect main case against her removal
Her counsel, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, told JoyNews on Wednesday that the ruling dealt only with interim reliefs and left the substantive challenge to her removal fully intact.
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Criminalize derogatory slurs against us-PWDs to CRC
During a public engagement held in Ho on Thursday, July 10, 2025, disability rights advocates made a strong case for linguistic justice, urging lawmakers to outlaw slurs that have long wounded the community.
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Full text: Suspended CJ speaks about her ongoing trial
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Justice Torkornoo criticized the process as secretive and unconstitutional.
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Courts
Patient sues hospital over CCTV in breast exam rooms, cites privacy breach
In a legal action initiated at the High Court, Amoakowaa is asking for the enforcement of her fundamental human rights, claiming that the presence of surveillance equipment in these private medical spaces infringes on her rights to privacy,...
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