His Lordship George Buadi, a Supervising High Court Judge in Ho has admonished Ghanaians to use the Constitution to protect their rights and seek redress in instances of violation by other parties. Justice Buadi said the Ghanaian ”Fama Nyame” style of seeking Justice was not the best since it deprived people from getting justice when they […]
The National Bar Association of the United States of America has visited Ghana for collaborations with the Ghana Bar Association and other relevant CSO’s and NGO’s. The LRC had the privilege of having the National Bar Association team visit our offices for an inception meeting for this collaboration. The National Bar Association was founded in […]
A Rule of Law Specialist on the USAID Justice Sector Support Activity (JSSA), Enoch Jengre has emphasized the need for effective utilization of the Case Tracking System (CTS) by Justice Sector Institutions to enhance justice delivery. Mr. Jengre said the CTS, which is technologically driven helps to coordinate activities involved in prosecuting cases faster and […]
A Rule of Law Specialist, Enoch Jengre has entreated the general public to accept to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism to lessen the burden of cases on the courts. He said the law courts are already being weighed down by cases that could rather be resolved through the various avenues of ADR including mediation. Speaking on […]
The Legal Aid Commission (LAC) in collaboration with the Legal Resources Centre have commenced their Legal aid week celebration in the Volta regional capital, Ho. The celebration, according to the organisers, is planned to be an annual celebration to highlight the existence of the Legal Aid Commission and to help the poor who cannot afford […]
Legal Aid Commission (LAC), in collaboration with Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has called on the public, particularly the poor and vulnerable, to access the services of the LAC when faced with legal challenges. According to the Upper East Regional Director of Legal Aid Commission, Lawyer Richard Adazabra, the Commission exists to help the poor and […]
Eight media personalities have been unveiled as Case Tracking System ambassadors to support the sensitization on justice delivery. The CTS is software that collects, collates, and harmonizes data from the time a suspect is arrested to the time judgment is delivered. CTS is part of a USAID Justice Sector Support program. The ambassadors were selected […]
Supreme Court judge Justice Emmanuel Yoni Kulendi has bemoaned the scantiness of lawyers practicing in Ghana. Quoting a recent survey, the justice said only 3,213 lawyers are practicing in a population of 30.8million. The Supreme Court justice was speaking at the unveiling of Case Tracking System ambassadors in Accra on Thursday, October,21,2021. “Only 3,213 […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), a lead advocate for the Ghana Case Tracking System has organised a sensitization workshop for stakeholders including community monitoring groups in the Volta region to further deepen their participation in the initiative. The workshop, which is supported by Commonwealth Human Rights initiative and Crime Check Foundation with funding from United States […]