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Courts
NLC, UTAG: Court tells parties to reach an out of court settlement
Both parties have been given up to February 10, 2022, to report back to the court on the progress of the judge’s order.
DL News3 February 2022
General
Health Services Workers’ Union suspend strike
On Tuesday, October 26, the Health Services Workers’ Union began a nationwide strike due to what it describes as delayed negotiations for better conditions of service for union members.
DL News1 November 2021
General
JUSAG calls off intended strike
The industrial action was to back demands for the review of salaries and allowances for its members
DENNISLAW NEWS27 October 2021
General
JUSAG to strike over delayed review of salaries
“We were due to have our payment regime revised in 2020 for implementation in 2021. Since January this year, a review ought to have taken effect.”
DL News4 October 2021
General
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The first reading of the bill took place on August 2, 2021, and its consideration is expected to resume in October 2021.
DL News11 August 2021
Crime
EOCO Boss bemoans Increasing sophistication of fraudulent activities
Addressing leaders in the public sector during a seminar organized by the Conference of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Accra, COP Tiwaa highlighted a major challenge: limited resources for effective fraud prevention.
DL News15 November 2024
Tech
X sues Unilever and Mars over advertising boycott
The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court, targets food industry giants Unilever and Mars, private healthcare company CVS Health, renewable energy firm Orsted, and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) trade association.
DL News7 August 2024
General
President charges female judges to help remove barriers to justice
He emphasized their pivotal role in reshaping norms and setting legal precedents that safeguard the rights of the vulnerable and marginalized.
DL News14 May 2024
Africa
The widow and aides of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are indicted in his killing
Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, who is the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed.
AP News21 February 2024
Africa
Uganda passes bill making it a crime to identify as LGBT
Those found to have committed "aggravated homosexuality" could face the death penalty if Uganda's president signs the new bill into law.
Sky News22 March 2023
Courts
Association International School sued by 2 former students
In a human rights action, the applicants suing per their mother, note that after making an initial payment of GHC 100,000, they later decided to settle the remaining amount but only to be told by the school that the balance had ballooned du...
DL News16 January 2023
General
UPSA Law School to host esteemed J.H. Jackson moot court competition in March
The contest, organized by the European Law Students Association and the World Trade Organisation(WTO), is the biggest moot court competition on WTO Law in the world.
DL News12 December 2022
Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
AllAfrica12 September 2022
Others
The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail
Police there recently announced that walking dogs in parks was a crime. The ban was justified as a measure to "protect the safety of the public".
BBC19 July 2022
Africa
Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala jailed for blaspheming Islam
Mubarak Bala, a 37-year-old president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria was arrested in 2020 after a group of Muslims filed a petition to authorities accusing him of posting uncomplimentary messages about Islam on social media.
BBC5 April 2022
Africa
Kenya atheists seek ban on school prayer days
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students’ rights.
BBC3 March 2022
Courts
Chief Justice calls for calm over JUSAG salary concerns
We are going back to work while the Chief Justice and the leadership of JUSAG engage with government to find a solution to the problem,” the president of the association, Alex Nartey said.
DL News2 November 2021
General
SERAP sues Buhari, wants court to declare ‘plan to monitor WhatsApp illegal’
The mere threat of mass surveillance, even when secret, coupled with the lack of remedy, can constitute an interference with human rights, including the rights to privacy, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association.”
DL News15 October 2021
Africa
Mali police storm jail to free detained commander
The Malian Association of Human Rights (AMDH) said it was “deeply shocked” and called it a serious attack on the rule of law.
DL News7 September 2021
Africa
ECOWAS Court finds Mali in violation of widow’s right to dignity, awards victim USD 181,000 for damages
The case was filed in November 2019 by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Malian partner Association pour le Progrès et le Défense des Droits des Femmes au Mali (APDF), on behalf of the victim.
DL News23 June 2021