A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Adjei has entreated the Police to enforce the Children`s Act, 1998 (Act 560) in the interest of every child found in conflict with the laws of Ghana. He said this when he was schooling some selected police officers to enhance their knowledge of juvenile justice. […]
Justice Dennis Adjei, Justice of the Appeals Court, has asked police officers to help protect the rights of children, especially those that are brought to them as having had a brush with the law. He said the police should guard them from abuse and serve as their mouth piece. Justice Adjei was addressing a training […]
An Appeal Court judge, Justice Dennis Adjei, has urged the police to make use of the legal aid system to avoid violating the rights of children who find themselves in conflict with the law. According to him, juveniles were usually stripped of their rights because they were not given legal representation in court. He said […]
Fifty five police officers from the Ghana Police Service have received training on the need to protect the right of a Child whenever children go in conflict with the law. The Officers were selected from Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono and Bono East Regions. The training was held under the theme; “The Role of Security Agencies in […]
Project facilitator for Legal Resources Centre (LRC) Lawyer Samuel Fenbeti has called on government to reform policies on child protection rights due to how children involved in offence related cases are badly handled by some police personnel. Ghana’s child protection system he underscored is so defective that it does not suit the needs of […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a non-governmental organisation, has entreated personnel from the Ghana Police Service to treat children who flout the country’s laws in a friendly manner… […]
Project facilitator for Legal Resources Centre (LRC) Lawyer Samuel Fenbeti has called on government to reform policies on child protection rights due to how children involved in offence related cases are badly handled by some police personnel. Ghana’s child protection system he underscored is so defective that it does not suit the needs of modern […]
The Northern Regional Director of the Legal Aid Commission Lawyer Issah Mahmudu has sounded a caution to media practitioners who reveal the identities of child victims who suffer either physical or emotional abuse in the society. He described this practice as “barbaric and unprofessional”. Mr. Mahmudu gave the warning while facilitating a training program […]