Tema-Ghana, Nov. 1 – Mr. Joseph Whittal, Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has been awarded the prestigious De Sanctis Foundation Award for the 2023 Human Rights Prize for his outstanding...
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On September 21, 2023 it was widely reported that protestors who had gathered around the 37 Bus station to exercise their constitutional right to demonstrate were arrested, manhandled and...
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Ghana has received support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to evaluate the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). The bi-partisan plan, adopted by Parliament in 2014 to help fight corruption, will be 10...
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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has taken on the Interior and National Security ministries for their silence on the alleged brutality against protestors during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest. The...
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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for the passage of the Conduct of Public Officers Bill and the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2021, to help in the fight against corruption among public...
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A Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast, Kwadwo Addo Tuffour, has charged Ghanaians to question the unexplained wealth of public officials. The Lecturer said although legally, one had the right to create wealth, citizens...
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Ghanaians have been urged to demand accountability from public servants and institutions in order to ensure transparency in the management of the country’s resources. According to a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast...
More infoCHRAJ STRENGTHENS GUIDELINES ON REPORTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has established new guidelines to assist public officials in identifying and managing conflicts of interest without disclosing their identities. Mr. John Ato Breboh, a...
More infoCHRAJ ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS ON BUSINESS ACTION PLAN
A stakeholder consultative forum to incorporate the views and contributions of people with disability into a national action plan on business and human rights has been held in Accra. The forum, which was being held after the completion of...
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Offices of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) have organized a stakeholder consultative workshop on the development of a National Acton Plan on...
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IHRC Africa Ambassador-At-Large for Africa, H.E. Abu Zein, has extended his congratulations to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on their 30th anniversary. In a statement, Ambassador Abu Zein praised CHRAJ...
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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), yesterday launched it’s 30th anniversary with a call on government to move beyond mere platitudes and self-glorification in the fight against corruption and lead by...
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