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Install CCTVs in interrogation rooms — PPP
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) in all interrogation rooms to enhance supervision.
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Seizing and accessing mobile phone content of Citi FM journalists illegal – Samson Lardy
A Private Legal Practitioner, Samson Lardi Anyenini, says the decision by some National Security operatives to seize and access the content of the mobile phones of Citi News’ Caleb Kudah and Zoe Abu-Baidoo was illegal.
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National security operatives’ manhandling of Caleb Kudah a ‘slap to media freedom’ – ASEPA
The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has described the manhandling of Citi News’ Caleb Kudah as a slap to media freedom.
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Africa
Canadian judge deems Nigerian police criminal organisation, denies ex-SARS officer asylum
A judge in Canada has denied asylum to a former member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad on the grounds of his association with the brutal unit and the Nigeria Police Force as a whole.
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US
Biden administration reinstates sanctions against Israel mining company accused of corruption
The US State Department reinstated sanctions for Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler on Monday, overturning an agreement made in the last week of the Trump administration.
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General
National Security, Police shut down LGBTQ office on Akufo-Addo's orders
Amidst the raging controversy regarding the opening of an office by members of the Lesbians Gays Bisexuals Transgender Queer and Intersexed community (LGBTQI), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered for the swift closure of same...
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General
I didn’t work to disenfranchise Hohoe residents – Godfred Dame
Attorney General and Justice Minister-designate, Godfred Yeboah Dame has distanced himself from the inability of some voters in Hohoe in the Volta Region to partake in the 2020 general elections.
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Africa
Shell subsidiary in Nigeria must compensate farmers, Dutch court rules
An appeals court said a small group of farmers in the Niger Delta region whose livelihoods were affected by oil spills in 2006 and 2007 should receive payouts
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Crime
GBA Women’s Forum demands justice for 19 Obuasi female students
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 22, 2026, the GBA Women’s Forum expressed concern over the allegations, stressing that educational institutions have a responsibility to protect students from exploitation and abuse.
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At GLS maiden conference: Bagbin urges reforms that solve practical problems
Speaking at the Ghana Law Society’s maiden Annual Bar Conference, held under the theme “Legal Reforms: The Place of the Ghanaian Lawyer,” he said the success of legal reform should not be judged by the number of laws Parliament passes.
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Supreme Court News
SC dismisses Oppong Nkrumah's application seeking to stop legal vacation trial of selected cases
Mr Oppong Nkrumah had asked the court to suspend the operation of warrants issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie directing selected High Court judges to hear criminal cases during the legal vacation.
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US
US Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports
The ruling, covering two closely watched cases, Little v. Hecox out of Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J. , settles a legal battle that had divided lower courts and ignited fierce debate across the country’s culture wars.
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Africa
ECOWAS court urges states to enforce judgments
President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, said every delay in complying with the Court’s decisions weakens the rule of law and denies successful litigants the full benefit of justice.
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Courts
Court sets July 3 for judgment in Wontumi galamsey case
Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai announced the development in a social media post on Wednesday, June 3.
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Courts
Court admits video footage in Akonta Mining trial
The footage is contained on a pen drive and was referenced in the witness statement of former Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.
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Supreme Court News
Attorney-General backs suit seeking voting rights for all party members in primaries
In a 19-page statement of case filed on Monday, May 25, 2026, Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai urged the court to uphold the claims made by three senior statespersons: Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and Dr...
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Courts
Court awards Bridget Otoo, two others GH¢150,000 over police abuse
The ruling was delivered on Thursday, May 14, by Justice Brew, who held that police officers acted unlawfully during the protest.
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General
AWLA urges Parliament to pass marital property law
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, AWLA Executive Director Effiba Amihere said Parliament has failed to act despite a constitutional duty to regulate the property rights of spouses.
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court to hear Wesley Girls' religious rights case on April 21
The case was brought by Shafic Osman, who wants the court to rule that policies said to affect Muslim students at the school violate the 1992 Constitution.
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Africa
GIMPA law dean urges African lawyers to drive institutional reform
Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at a symposium organised by the African Law Association at New York University on 6 March 2026.
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