Mr Clarke Noyoru, a legal practitioner has called for the return to the traditional system of child protection where the whole society protect the child and guide children to adulthood. He explained, that system had the high capacity to help reduce child delinquency and waywardness in society. Mr Noyoru made the call at the opening […]
Paralegals in the Volta region have undergone a day’s training on how to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in handling cases involving children. The training, which was organised by the Legal Resource Centre (LRC) with support from the European Union (EU) was to enhance the capacity of participants on child justice system in promoting […]
Senior Management Officials and Employers at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) are undergoing a two-day training in human rights in business to help reduce abuses at the work place. The short course is part of activities under the “Promoting Human Rights Awareness in Business” project being implemented by Legal Resources Centre […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has trained twenty three paralegals in Bolgatanga in the Upper East to assist state institutions such as the police, social welfare and Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice to work on cases of children who come into conflict with the law. The Legal Resources Centre with support from European […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has unveiled a three-year project seeking to redefine the Ghanaian child protection system which it describes as “out-dated” and “modelled along European” cultures rather than home-grown traditions. The current system has become “ineffective and not suited to the needs of citizens,” LRC officials said, and called for legal and policy […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has trained some selected persons as paralegals in four Districts of the Upper East Region to assist in alternative dispute resolution involving children. The initiative was part of the LRC’s goal to influence national institutions to be more transparent, accountable, human rights-oriented and consistent with the broad outlook of Ghana’s […]
Ghana would be 62 years old on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 after gaining independence from her colonial masters. But it is sad to know that, the independence and the welfare of most Ghanaian children is better left untold as children in the country suffer all forms of abuses including child trafficking, defilement, physical torture among […]
As part of the ongoing implementation of its 3-year project seeking to protect children caught up within the legal system of Ghana, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has begun the training of some 150 paralegals across the country. Dubbed “Justice for children: Bridging the gap between legislation and practice”, the goal of the project is […]
The LRC has participated in a town hall meeting on media and corruption in Ghana on the theme “Assessing the Performance of the Media in Fighting Corruption in Ghana: Two years into Akufo-Addo`s Administration”. Delivering the keynote address at the event, Mr. Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the Auditor-General of Ghana indicated that corruption has permeated every […]
Mr Justice Dennis Adjei, the Director of Judicial Training Institute (JTI), has urged judges and magistrates to ensure that the rights and welfare of children are protected when they appear before courts. He noted that in the process of taking evidence judges and magistrates must ensure that children were not intimidated in any form, as […]