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 […]
Persons living With Disabilities, PWDs in the Northern Region have lauded the Legal Resources Centre and Star-Ghana for their intervention toward their impeccable participation in the 2016 general elections which saw them go through the whole voting process without skirmishes. This applauds came during a one day training workshop held in Tamale on the Electoral […]
The LRC, with funding from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is undertaking a 12 month pilot project: Improving Criminal Justice and Administration of Justice Through Advanced Technology Solutions. The project seeks to use technology solutions to improve the administration of criminal justice by building a well-developed automated software system linking all relevant […]
LRC, a member of ALAC (Legal Advice Centre) an anti-corruption platform set up by GII participated in a two day workshop from 2-3 February, 2017. The workshop was organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), a local chapter of Transparency International with UK AID funding, brought together key stakeholders from Civil Society Organizations, representatives of […]
LRC breaks for the Christmas holidays on Wednesday, 21st December, 2016 and resumes on Monday, 9th January, 2017. We wish to thank our valued partners, donors and clients for making the year a success The LRC is expectant that next year would be much more fruitful and brighter as it continues to ensure Human Rights and Human […]
In facilitating the achievement of objective three of Ghana Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAM) project notably “to build Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and citizens’ capacity to monitor MMDAs development projects in 50 districts”, LRC on Monday 6th June, 2016 embarked on a dissemination exercise of the Ghana Audit Service (GAS) performance score cards. The exercise covered […]
Mr Clarke Noyoru of the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has said the 27 electoral reforms accepted by the Electoral Commission (EC) would boost the country’s democracy. He noted that Ghana had had many elections, each coming with its own challenges, and therefore reforms were necessary to consolidate the gains made. Mr Noyoru, who was speaking […]
The Legal Resources Centre has trained politicians in the Northern Region on how to apply laws covering electoral disputes. Regional executives of various political parties attended the capacity building workshop organized by the Legal Resources Centre under the auspices of multi donor fund managers, STAR-Ghana. “Consolidating the Electoral Justice System in Ghana,” was the workshop’s […]
Political parties and their supporters have been advised to head to the law court to seek for assistance instead of putting the law in their own hands to seek result which can lead to mayhem in the country. A Project Officer of Legal Resource Centre Mr. Enoch made this call during a training program on […]
LRC in collaboration with the Judicial Service, on 16th November 2016 launched the 3rd Edition of the “Manual on Elections Adjudication in Ghana”, at the Accra International Conference Centre. This edition reflects the Judicial Service’s continuing commitment and promise to Ghanaians to be steadfastly, a part of the process for the sustained socio-economic and political […]