Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a nongovernmental human rights organisation, has launched the ‘Child Justice Project’ to create an enabling environment for the protection of children. The three-year project, supported by the European Union (EU), is to bridge the gap between legislation and practice within the Ghanaian Child Justice system. It is aimed at ensuring the […]
The LRC has participated in a two-week second regional offering of the Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC) in Nairobi, Kenya. The course which was attended by Enock Jengre, Project Officer of the LRC brought together 64 participants from 23 countries around the globe. The programme was officially launched on Sunday, 4th March, 2018 by […]
The LRC has obtained a grant from the European Union to implement a justice for children project captioned; “Justice for Children: Bridging the Gap between Legislation and Practice”. The aim of this Justice for Children Project is to facilitate access of children in the justice for children delivery system. This is expected to guarantee the […]
We wish to inform our partners and the general public that our offices will be closed from Thursday, 21st December 2017 for the Christmas holidays, and resume on Monday 8th January 2018. We are expectant that next year would be much more fruitful and brighter as we continue to ensure Human Rights and Human Dignity for all […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in partnership with the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has organised Town Hall meetings on the state of public service delivery in six Districts of the Upper East Region. The long term project, dubbed “I am Aware,” implemented by CDD – Ghana seeks to build the […]
As part of LRC’s efforts to ensure human dignity for all and Amnesty International’s goal to abolish death penalty, the Amnesty International’s Relief programme has awarded a grant to the LRC to implement a project captioned; “Abolish the Death Penalty in Ghana now!” This project seeks to influence the campaign for the abolition of death […]
LRC participated in the just ended 2017 Annual Meeting of the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa(PILIWA) held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from September 21st to 24th 2017. The conference organized by the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (a collaboration between Advocates for Community Alternatives, Green Advocates International, and the Center for […]
Ghana’s human rights record was last reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in October 2012. The outcome document of the review, that is, the Working Group (WG) report, was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in April, 2013. Ghana received 152 recommendations from 63 states out of which she accepted 123 […]
Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a non- governmental organization, has embarked on a violence against women community sensitization programme to educate women in some selected communities in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. The programme was held in collaboration with the Women and Minor’s Rights Committee of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA). The LRC […]
The International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Madam Fatou Bensouda made an official visit to Ghana between the period of 22nd to 25th May 2017. As part of her visit she met with some CSOs on Wednesday, 24th May 2017 at the premises of Child Research and Resource Center (CRRECENT). The meeting was hosted by Volunteer Partnerships […]