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 […]
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 […]