ASHAIMAN MILITARY BRUTALITY DEHUMANIZING, CONDEMNABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has condemned last Tuesday’s military exercise at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region. A...
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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called on stakeholders to form a broad coalition to advocate a speedy passage of the Bill. “Efforts to give practical effect to Chapter 24 of the 1992 Constitution which...
More infoSTATE MUST TAKE STEPS TO ERADICATE CORRUPT PRACTICES — CHRAJ
Mr. Richard A. Quayson, Deputy Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has tasked the State to take states to eradicate corrupt practices and abuse of power. He explained that the State has the primary...
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The Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General, and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) have started stakeholder engagements to solicit inputs for a national action plan on businesses and human rights. In this...
More info$2.6 TRILLION IS LOST TO CORRUPTION ANNUALLY – UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR
Accra, Dec.11, GNA – United Nations (UN) estimates that $2.6 trillion is lost to corruption annually in the world, Mr Charles Abani, UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, has said. Speaking at the International Anti- Corruption Day celebration...
More infoCHRAJ CALLS FOR A SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIP TO EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH CORRUPTION
Tema-Ghana, Dec. 10, MNN Mr. Joseph Whittal, CHRAJ Commission stated at a symposium to mark International Anti-Corruption Day celebrations in Ghana. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for...
More infoCHRAJ TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM TO SAFEGUARD DIGNITY OF PERSONS DETAINED
Accra, Nov. 29, GNA – The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has commenced processes for the establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) to safeguard the dignity and rights of persons in detainment...
More infoGHANA DEVELOPING ACTION PLAN TO PROTECT WORKERS
Ghana will by June 2023 have its action plan on Business and Human Rights (BHR) ready for implementation to enhance the protection of the rights of workers in the country. Madam Mercy Larbi, the Deputy Commissioner for the Commission for...
More infoEXPUNGE DEATH PENALTY FROM THE STATUTE BOOK – JOSEPH WHITTAL
Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr. Joseph Whittal has called for the annulment of the death penalty from the Criminal Justice System in Ghana. Mr. Whittal who averred that campaigns for...
More infoCHRAJ CONFIRMS CONFLICT OF INTEREST PETITION AGAINST ADU BOAHEN
Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has filed a case against a former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over his latest...
More infoMEDIA CHARGED TO UPSCALE SUPPORT FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION BODIES – CHRAJ
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has charged the media to upscale its support for the fight against corruption in the country. The commission and other state institutions with mandates to fight corruption...
More infoAFCFTA MUST FOCUS ON THE VULNERABLE AND MINORITY GROUPS — CHRAJ
October 24, 2022 /Tema – GNA By Angela Ayimbire The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must focus on the vulnerable and minority groups, who are likely to be disproportionately impacted by the liberalisation of trade...
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