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Settled status: EU citizens urged to apply to stay in UK now or lose rights
More than 5.6 million applications have been received, but around 400,000 cases are still waiting to be processed.
DL News30 June 2021
Courts
Court directs Charles Bissue to file written submission
Mr. Bissue and his lawyers have sued the OSP over issues concerning his (Bissue) fundamental human rights.
GNA25 July 2023
General
Human Rights and its enemies: Tyrone Marghuy v. Achimota School
In the Tyrone Marhguy case against Achimota School, the main contention was whether the applicant could enjoy his right to religion and manifest the same while seeking to enjoy his right to education.
DL News2 September 2021
General
Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021
A person who detains another person with the intent to cause that person to engage in a sexual activity prohibited under this Act commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year a...
DL News9 October 2021
General
Withdraw anti-LGBTI Bill-Amnesty International charges Ghana Parliament
The Bill encourages hatred and intolerance and promotes persecution against people based on their real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity simply because they do not or cannot conform to dominant social and gender norms,”
DL News7 September 2021
General
Police must be protectors of rights rather than ‘crime fighters’ – Criminologist
"The inherited description of the police as ‘crime fighters’ puts them in the defensive mode where they see people protesting for their human rights as enemies that must be put down by force."
DL News1 July 2021
General
Chief Justice participates in 6th African Union judicial dialogue in Algiers
On Tuesday, Justice Torkornoo, other judges, and legal experts delivered a paper on the theme.
DL News22 November 2023
General
Domestic Violence: Support Centre, App launched for victims-Ken Ofori-Atta
On human trafficking, the minister indicated thatthe Ministry provided comprehensive trauma-informed care to 503 victims of Human Trafficking in Human Trafficking Adult and Children’s shelters
DL News20 November 2021
General
16 Cape Coast Technical University students place an injunction on end of semester examination
The students were dismissed without any basis, and again the said punishments were based on non-existing laws.
DL News6 September 2021
General
CDD Fellow, Prof.Takyiwaa Manuh awarded for efforts towards Human Rights and Rule of Law
The award was presented to her on January 22, 2024, at the residence of the French ambassador to Ghana.
DL News26 January 2024
Courts
Rastafarian Saga: Applicant not a student of Achimota School – AG
Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has challenged the action of Tyron Iras Marghuy, one of the Rastafarian Students, who was allegedly denied admission by the Achimota School.
DL News17 May 2021
Opinion
Customary Succession and the Inheritance Rights of Women: The Case of Odamtten & Others v. Wuta-Ofei & Ors.
The author evaluates the decision of the Supreme Court of Ghana in the case of Odamtten & others v. Wuta-Ofei & Ors, with respect to the application of the rule of customary law applicable in patrilineal communities
Kwame Adusei27 January 2022
Africa
President of Niger reaffirm support for African Court
The African Court’s delegation undertook the visit to Niger as part of its sensitization programme to the Member States of the AU aimed at increasing awareness of the Court among various stakeholders, mainly governments.
DL News3 November 2021
Africa
62nd Ordinary Session of the African Court to be held on September 6th
The African Court is a continental court that was set up by AU member states per Article 1 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
DL News6 September 2021
Courts
Revocation of GN Bank’s licence: Court of Appeal refers matter to Arbitration
On December 19, 2019, Dr. Nduom and others filed a suit at the High Court, seeking among other things that the court makes an order, quashing the August 16, 2019 decision of the BoG which declared GN Bank insolvent and consequently revoked...
DL News3 June 2022
General
Ghana’s Justice Edward Asante elected to UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Justice Asante secured his seat during the Council’s 60th session, which concluded on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, following Ghana’s strong nomination.
DL News9 October 2025
General
Amnesty International wants Ghana's new President to address key human rights issues
The organization has identified critical areas requiring immediate attention, such as advancing gender equality, safeguarding the right to peaceful assembly, and ensuring a healthy environment for all.
DL News8 January 2025
General
Anti-LGBTQI Bill: We’ve not been sponsored by any donor agency, says Audrey Gadzekpo
“The bill violates virtually all the key fundamental freedoms guaranteed under the constitution, namely the right to freedom of speech and expression, the right to assemble, freedom of association and the right to organise, the right to fre...
DL News9 October 2021
General
Gov’t urged to protect rights of Ghanaian fishing communities
“Critically, there is a need for further investigation by the government of Ghana and the CHRAJ in several key areas to determine whether government acts of omission or commission in relation to the management of the fisheries sector consti...
DL News2 August 2021
US
US bars ex-EU tech chief and activists in social media ‘censorship’ row
In a sharply worded statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the group had helped drive “censorship crackdowns by foreign states” that targeted “American speakers and American companies”.
DL News24 December 2025