A 12-member delegation from Kenyan`s Judiciary Committee on Elections (JCE) has conferred on Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Ghana on the role played in ensuring peaceful and credible 2016 elections. The LRC, a member of the Coalition of Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO) and Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) with other CSOs at the meeting welcomed the […]
The LRC has been selected to serve as a member of the new Steering Committee of the Coalition on the Right To Information (RTI) for the next two years. The Coalition, which was established in 2007, has undertaken several projects to raise awareness on the need for a right to information legislation in Ghana. Presently, […]
The Executive Director of the LRC has welcomed the government`s initiative in the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and acts of corrupt practices, among others in the Country. She has therefore called on the government to put in place measures to ensure that […]
The LRC and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on Ghana Strengthening Accountability Mechanism (GSAM) project across the Country met in Sunyani to have a 2-day workshop on the concept of Contribution Tracing and its ‘role in capturing the effects of inclusive governance work’. The training programme was under a learning partnership initiative between CARE […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has submitted coded inputs it assembled from the public on adopted electoral reforms to the Electoral Commission (EC) for consideration. The inputs gathered through various sessions across six regions were consolidated and handed over to the country’s electoral governing body which acknowledged receipt, Mr Enock Jengre, Project Officer at LRC […]
The Legal Resources Centre has trained stakeholders in the Northern Region on the Electoral Justice System to empower them to identify, report and resolve electoral conflicts. The training, which built the capacity of participants in relation to rules, conducts and processes of elections, was also to expose them to civic inputs on the adopted electoral […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Northern Region that are committed to promoting the nation’s democracy have condemned the practice of snapping thumb printed ballots after votes casting on the day of elections. They decried the widespread of such practice at the 2016 elections and called for its total ban at future elections. They argued […]
Persons living With Disabilities, PWDs in the Northern Region have lauded the Legal Resources Centre and Star-Ghana for their intervention toward their impeccable participation in the 2016 general elections which saw them go through the whole voting process without skirmishes. This applauds came during a one day training workshop held in Tamale on the Electoral […]
The LRC, with funding from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is undertaking a 12 month pilot project: Improving Criminal Justice and Administration of Justice Through Advanced Technology Solutions. The project seeks to use technology solutions to improve the administration of criminal justice by building a well-developed automated software system linking all relevant […]
LRC, a member of ALAC (Legal Advice Centre) an anti-corruption platform set up by GII participated in a two day workshop from 2-3 February, 2017. The workshop was organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), a local chapter of Transparency International with UK AID funding, brought together key stakeholders from Civil Society Organizations, representatives of […]