Ghana targets major shift to clean energy over next five decades
Following the launch of the Ghana Energy Transition Framework in 2022, Ghana seeks to transition to clean energy which will trigger a major shift from the use of fossil fuel to the use of renewable and clean energy by 2070 The purpose of Ghana’s Energy Transition Framework is to decarbonize the energy sector, complement existing […]
LRC HOSTS MOBILE LEGAL CLINIC AT MADINA MARKET
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) held a five-day mobile clinic at the Madina market in Accra, on December 4th to 8th 2023. The clinic was conducted under a project entitled “Provision of legal aid and Paralegal Services,” supported by the German Development Corporation (GIZ). The purpose of the mobile clinic was to provide free legal […]
PRESS RELEASE BY THE COALITION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY ON THE PARLIAMENT OF GHANA VOTING IN FAVOUR OF THE AMENDEMENT OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT, 1960 (ACT 29)
The Coalition Against the Death Penalty led by Amnesty International Ghana welcomes the news that the death penalty in Ghana has been abolished by the Parliament of Ghana through the amendment of the Criminal Offences Act during its sitting on 25th July 2023. Since 1985 Amnesty International Ghana has been campaigning for the abolition of […]
PRESS RELEASE: A Huge Win for Human Rights – Ghana Abolishes the Death Penalty
Ghana’s Parliament today abolished the death penalty for all ordinary crimes (including murder, genocide, piracy and smuggling of gold and diamonds and attempted murder in prison) by passing a private members Bill to amend the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, tabled by the MP for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu. Working alongside Ghanaian Parliamentarians and campaign groups, […]
U/E: Legal Resources Centre trains stakeholders on climate change, energy transition laws
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has sensitized stakeholders from both the formal and informal sectors in the Upper East Region on climate change laws and energy transition. The training, which was held in Bolgatanga, the regional capital, was aimed at equipping participants with the knowledge on the adverse impact of climate change and how […]
LRC advocates shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a human rights Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has called on citizens to shift from the use of fossil fuels for electricity generation to the use of renewable energy. The LRC said there was the need for collective advocacy by citizens, for Ghana to shift from burning fossil fuels, oil, coal […]
High cost of LPG gas affecting agenda zero net emission by 2070 – Legal Resources Centre
The increasing cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is becoming a threat to Ghana’s quest to achieve zero net emissions by the year 2070. Enock Jengre, Programs Officer at the Legal Resources Centre, said the government of Ghana has made certain mechanisms for the transition of renewable energy available to all. This includes the Paris […]
Prosecutors urged to study plea bargaining law
Police prosecutors have been advised to equip themselves with the provisions on the new plea bargaining in the Criminal and Other Offence (Procedure) (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Act 1079). This would help them have a better understanding of the new plea bargaining law and thus enable them play their role in the administration of justice more […]
Attorney-General’s Department developing guidelines for implementation of Plea-bargaining
Mrs Evelyn Keelson, a Chief State Attorney, says the Attorney General’s Department is in the process of developing guidelines for the implementation of the Plea-bargaining law in the country. She said the guidelines would indicate specifically what was expected of prosecutors regarding the preparation of the Plea-bargaining agreement. Mrs Keelson was speaking at a training […]