In the quest to rescue victims of contemporary form of slavery such as Forced and early marriage, the sale of wives and inherited widows, the LRC… […]
After several years of consultative meetings, drafting, redrafting and validation meetings, the Legislative Instrument to the Human Trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694) has been passed into law by Parliament. […]
The LRC with support from the British High Commission is in the process of engaging Traditional leaders and the Media to promote peaceful elections. […]
On 4th of October, 2015 the LRC participated in a civil society round table with UN special Rapporteur on Torture in Accra.
The Round table was aimed at facilitating an open exchange between civil society and the Special Rapporteur on new developments, progress, and challenges in a number of follow-up priority areas in relation to torture and other ill-treatment in the country. […]
CARE International in partnership with IBIS and Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has selected LRC to support in the implementation of the Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAM) project in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba and Bole districts of the Northern Region of Ghana for the next five years. […]
LRC would continuously offer its expertise for the successful implementation of the L.I. on Act 694 by providing capacity building of stakeholders, advocacy and awareness creation and direct implementation of programmes and project to ensure that the right of all persons which is inviolable as stipulated in our Constitution and other statutes are guaranteed. Achieving the goal of eliminating human trafficking or minimizing the activities of human traffickers will help promote human right and dignity hence the passage of the L.I. […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has embarked on a series of sensitization programmes in the Upper West Region, to educate women and minors in the various communities on their human rights.
Ms Daphne Nabila, Executive Director of LRC, at forums in Wa, Lawra, and Nadowli, said the dignity of a person is paramount in every society and urged people to always go to the right organisation to seek support when their human rights are violated instead of taking the law into their own hands. […]
Market women, weavers, dressmakers, hairdressers, teachers, nurses amongst others, benefited from the training held at Ying, in the Savelugu/Nanton Municipality and in Sayoo and Kukua in the West Mamprusi District.
Miss Daphne Lariba Nabila, the Executive Director of the LRC, who addressed the group, said the training was necessary because many vulnerable groups did not know their basic human rights.
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The fundamental human rights and freedoms of all persons are inviolable to the extent a person shall not be denied his rights of liberty and freedom except on grounds of law. The laws in Ghana further require that due process should be adhered in circumstances where the personal liberties and freedom of an accused person is deprived. […]
Gender advocates across the country have pledged their support for Mrs Charlotte Ama Osei, the newly appointed Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC).
“The political will and capacity to appoint a personality with years of legal background, politically neutral, civic educator, and an accomplished manager as a chair of the Electoral Commission is a plus to Ghana’s democratic credentials,” Ms Daphne Lariba Nabila, Executive Director of Legal Resources Centre, told Ghana News Agency in an interview.
Ms Nabila noted that Ghana has set another record in creating enabling environment for gender empowerment and called on all political parties to support the new EC boss. […]