Mr Clarke Noyoru of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has said the 27 electoral reforms accepted by the Electoral Commission (EC) would boost the country’s democracy. He noted that Ghana had had many elections, each coming with its own challenges, and therefore reforms were necessary to consolidate the gains made. Mr Noyoru, who was speaking […]
The Legal Resources Centre has trained politicians in the Northern Region on how to apply laws covering electoral disputes. Regional executives of various political parties attended the capacity building workshop organized by the Legal Resources Centre under the auspices of multi donor fund managers, STAR-Ghana. “Consolidating the Electoral Justice System in Ghana,” was the workshop’s […]
Political parties and their supporters have been advised to head to the law court to seek for assistance instead of putting the law in their own hands to seek result which can lead to mayhem in the country. A Project Officer of Legal Resource Centre Mr. Enoch made this call during a training program on […]
LRC in collaboration with the Judicial Service, on 16th November 2016 launched the 3rd Edition of the “Manual on Elections Adjudication in Ghana”, at the Accra International Conference Centre. This edition reflects the Judicial Service’s continuing commitment and promise to Ghanaians to be steadfastly, a part of the process for the sustained socio-economic and political […]
LRC on 28th October briefed four (4) core team analysts and ten (10) long term observers who have been charged with the task of keeping the African Union(AU) Commission informed of developments before, during and after the elections on the electoral process in Ghana. LRC is extremely honored to contribute to this initiative to ensure […]
As a member of the Civic Forum Initiative (CFI), LRC joined other members to hold a forum under the theme ”The State of preparedness of the Ghana Police Service to Ensure Peaceful Elections 2016”. A presentation was made by Dr. Benjamin Agordzo on behalf of the Ghana Police Service. According to him the Police are […]
On Monday, 24th October, 2016, staff from the LRC attended The 9th Annual Chief Justice’s Forum under the theme “The Judiciary and Election 2016”. The aim of the forum was to: Educate stakeholders on laws and legal provisions governing elections Sensitize the gathering on the reviewed Election Adjudication Manual Enlighten key stakeholders on the preparedness […]
LRC on 21st and 22nd October participated in the Electoral Justice Toolkit Workshop organized by the International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) in Accra. The Toolkit is designed to be an easy-to-use product that assists users in assessing a country’s electoral justice system. When fully developed, the Toolkit will assist users in identifying […]
LRC has been selected by the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and the Embassy of France in Ghana to undergo a Three-year Civil Society Organisations development programme titled “Strengthening Professional Skills of CSO in Ghana” from August 2016 to October 2018. LRC through this programme would strengthen its organizational effectiveness, advocacy, result-based management and […]
LRC will be participating in the celebrations of the French Embassy, to mark the World UN International Day Against Death Penalty which falls on Monday 10th October 2016. The occasion comes off at a cocktail luncheon at the Residence of the Ambassador of France to Ghana. As part of the occasion, LRC will be making […]