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LRC To Undergo A Three-Year CSO Capacity Development Programme To Strengthen Its Operations And Programmes

Posted on October 10, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

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 to Participate in World Day Against Death Penalty

Posted on October 7, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

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 […]

Legal Resources Centre puts spotlight on judicial accountability

Posted on October 3, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

The Legal Resources Centre together with LADA Institute, an NGO has organised a forum, putting the spotlight on judicial accountability, to raise public confidence in Ghana’s electoral adjudication system and reduce the risk of electoral violence. The forum, which stoked discussions about how to ensure legal processes were followed in case of any misunderstanding about […]

LRC Pariticipates In IDEG-CFI Regional Outreach On “Strengthening Democratic Development Through Multiparty Based Local Government”

Posted on September 16, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

LRC as a member of CFI is playing an active role as a resource person in the regional consultations that should contribute in shaping Ghana’s political landscape towards a more inclusive, participatory and accountable governance system. Institute of Democratic and Economic Governance (IDEG), in partnership with the Civic Forum Initiative(CFI) are undertaking a series of […]

Steering Committee Of The Project “Consolidating …..”Meets Ahead Of Nation-Wide Civic Input Into The Electoral Reforms

Posted on September 15, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

On 14th September, 2016, LRC held its 2nd Steering Committee meeting. This meeting was purposed to streamline activities for the 2nd quarter of the project which includes nationwide civic input into the ongoing reforms spearheaded by the Electoral Commission. Members deliberated on the form the consultations should take, the regions to cover and the need […]

LRC Participates In West African Mini-People’s Forum And Public Interest Lawyering Conference In Monrovia, Liberia.

Posted on September 11, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

On the 8th to 11th of September 2016, Green Advocates International hosted the West African Mini-People’s Forum and Public Interest Lawyering Conference in Monrovia, Liberia. The Event was organized by the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa in collaboration between Advocates for Community Alternatives, Green Advocates International, the Center for Public Interest Law, and […]

Legal Resources Centre schools gender advocates

Posted on August 14, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) in collaboration with Women and Minor’s Rights Committee of the Ghana Bar Association, has started a campaign to sensitise Ghanaians on relevant laws related to human rights. The focus is on the rights of women and children. The campaign aimed at reaching out to some communities within Northern, Upper West […]

Ghanaian CSOs Receive Recognition from the UNs’ 177th Session for Report on the Implementation of the ICCPR

Posted on July 20, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

Working with other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Legal Resources Centre contributed to the Civil Society Report on the Implementation of the ICCPR [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]. That report was delivered during the Initial Period Report of Ghana at the 115th Session of the Human Rights Committee, which was held in October […]

Voters registration of over 1,000 people challenged in Greater Accra

Posted on June 29, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

The registration of 1,586 persons were challenged during the recent Limited Voters Registration Exercise in the Greater Accra Region. Out of the number, 1,007 people were cleared and their ‘National Voters Identification Cards released to them. The remaining 579 people who could not go through the challenging process were disqualified and their voters identification cards […]

Steering Committee Meet To Review And Advice Elections Project

Posted on June 24, 2016 by LRC Content Admin

The Legal Resources Centre recently launched its “Consolidating the Electoral Justice System in Ghana” project—and, on June 23, 2016, hosted the first meeting of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is comprised of people from different sectors of society such as the Honourable Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei as the Chairperson of the committee who represents […]