The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) with funding support from the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) has undertaken a 4 day training session captioned “Training on Legal Aid and Human Rights” held from 24th to 27th October 2022 at Ange Hill Hotel, East legon-Accra. This initiative is to train paralegals on legal aid and human rights by […]
Legal Resources Centre (LRC), implementation lead of USAID, Justice Sector Support Activity, has held a consultative workshop on the draft legislative Instrument (LI) and Paralegal guide. The event, held in collaboration with the Legal Aid Commission Ghana, came off on Thursday, July 28, at the Sunlodge Hotel, Tesano. The workshop sought to foster understanding of the […]
The Legal AID Commission, Ghana in collaboration with USAID and the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has held consultative workshop on the draft legislative Instrument (LI) and Paralegal guide in Koforidua. The workshop is to Forster understanding of the paralegal regime for legal aid delivery in Ghana through a detailed exposition of the LI to kick […]
Officials of Legal Resource Centre (LRC) have through funding support from USAID sponsored a 4-day training workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanism and Administrative Procedures for new staff of the Legal Aid Commission (LAC). The training falls within the scope of LRC’s current project which is the “USAID Justice Sector Support Activity”; a 2-year […]
Legal Resources Centre (LRC), implementation lead of USAID, Justice Sector Support Activity, has organised a roundtable discussion on the advocacy for review of the Evidence Act 1975 (NRCD 323) and C.I 87. The discussion brought together relevant stakeholders to find ways of resolving the inherent conflict in Order 26 rule 4 of C. I 47 […]
Stakeholders in the justice delivery system have called for the review or repeal of Section 6 of the Evidence Act and CI 87 to enhance the speedy adjudication of cases in the country. The stakeholders contend that the review or repeal of the Act would resolve conflicts and ensure speedy trials. The Evidence Act, which […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has called on the government, to as a matter of urgency, support human rights institutions for them to successfully carry out their respective mandates. According to a Rule of Law Specialist at Legal Resources Centre, Enock Jengre, it has become imperative for government to fully support institutions such as the […]
The Legal Resources Centre has organised a stakeholders forum in the Bolga East District of the Upper East Region, to create awareness on each institution’s mandate to help the citizens access support services on rights violation. The program which was organised by the legal resources Centre with support from the USAID and in collaboration […]
A Rule of Law Specialist at the Legal Resources Centre, Enock Jengre has called on Ghanaians to take advantage of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism to resolve minor offences such as rent litigations, family litigations and land disputes among other petty offences to speed up justice delivery in the country. According to him, ADR […]
A day’s sensitization workshop has been held on the Community Service Bill. The workshop which was under the auspices of the Legal Resources Center with support from USAID was held on Monday May 23, 2022. It brought together participants from both Public and Private Sector agencies in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region. […]