An Appeal Court judge, Justice Dennis Adjei, has urged the police to make use of the legal aid system to avoid violating the rights of children who find themselves in conflict with the law. According to him, juveniles were usually stripped of their rights because they were not given legal representation in court. He said […]
Fifty five police officers from the Ghana Police Service have received training on the need to protect the right of a Child whenever children go in conflict with the law. The Officers were selected from Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono and Bono East Regions. The training was held under the theme; “The Role of Security Agencies in […]
Project facilitator for Legal Resources Centre (LRC) Lawyer Samuel Fenbeti has called on government to reform policies on child protection rights due to how children involved in offence related cases are badly handled by some police personnel. Ghana’s child protection system he underscored is so defective that it does not suit the needs of […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a non-governmental organisation, has entreated personnel from the Ghana Police Service to treat children who flout the country’s laws in a friendly manner… […]
Project facilitator for Legal Resources Centre (LRC) Lawyer Samuel Fenbeti has called on government to reform policies on child protection rights due to how children involved in offence related cases are badly handled by some police personnel. Ghana’s child protection system he underscored is so defective that it does not suit the needs of modern […]
The Northern Regional Director of the Legal Aid Commission Lawyer Issah Mahmudu has sounded a caution to media practitioners who reveal the identities of child victims who suffer either physical or emotional abuse in the society. He described this practice as “barbaric and unprofessional”. Mr. Mahmudu gave the warning while facilitating a training program […]
Mr. Clarke Noyoru, an Accra-based legal practitioner on Wednesday stated the need for special protection for children being abused, exploited and suffering all forms of violence in the country. He said children who were victims of crime should have access to justice without the fear of public exposure, humiliation and retaliation in the process of […]
Northern Regional Coordinator of the Legal Aid Commission, Lawyer Awudu Issah Mahmudu, has stressed the need for government and the National Health Insurance Authority to urgently make medical examination of victims of rape and defilement free of charge. According to him, the inability of many victims of physical assault especially rape and defilement to access […]
The government has been urged to make it mandatory for all hospitals to use the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to treat victims of crime particularly children and women who become victims of defilement, rape and other forms of assault. Mr Issah Mahmudu, Northern Regional Director of the Legal Aid Commission, who made the call, […]
A non-governmental organization, Legal Resources Centre, is calling on government to intensify education on legal representation of children in court. Project Officer, Enock Jengre, says most cases involving children are prosecuted without any legal services for them in breach of their rights. He says though the state provides free legal services to those who cannot […]