Officials of the Ghana West Africa Program to Combat AIDS and STI (WAPCAS) have donated computers and accessories to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The items which included one laptop computer, ten desktop computers, ten Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems, and eleven printers were handed over to the Commission under the Global […]
Commission Members of the Gambian Human Rights Commission are on a three – day study tour to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to acquaint themselves with best practices to enable them appreciate opportunities and challenges of National Human Rights Institutions. The five Commission Members led by Mr. Emmanuel Daniel Joof, Chairperson […]
A 22 member delegation from the Independent Electoral Commission of Uganda, and the National Initiative for Civic Education in Uganda led by the UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Ms. Rosa Malango, the Government Chief Whip of Uganda, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, The Team Leader Institutional Effectiveness (IE), UNDP, Mr. Innocent Ejolu, and the Programme Officer of […]
CHRAJ’s Commissioner, Joseph Whittal Unanimously Elected As President Of The Network Of National Human Rights Institutions In West Africa At The Annual General Assembly Held On The 31st Of May, 2019 At The Best Western Premier Hotel, Accra, Ghana. Mr. Joseph Whittal, Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has been […]
Regional Consultation for National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa, Accra 29-31 May 2019 Accra, 31 May: From 29-31 May 2019, National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa met in Accra during a regional consultation jointly organized by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice of Ghana (CHRAJ), the Network of National Human Rights […]
Date: May 29 , 2019 , 08:35 By: Caroline Boateng A two-day consultative meeting of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in West Africa opened in Accra yesterday. The meeting is for the 15 NHRIs to engage on topical social issues such as their roles in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the […]
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is hosting heads of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in West Africa, in Accra, Ghana, at the Best Western Premier Hotel to assess their performances with respect to the “Principles Relating to NHRIs for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights” of 1993 in line with the […]
Outcome Document Side event at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development: lessons learned for supporting a human rights-based approach to the SDGs CLICK LINK BELOW TO READ MORE: The side event took place on Thursday 18th April at the Africa regional Forum on Sustainable development (ARFSD). The event brought together representatives of the Office […]
CHRAJ calls for decriminalisation of petty offences By Benjamin Adamafio Commey/Emmanuel Todd, GNA Accra, April 18, GNA – The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called on stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System to decriminalise and declassify petty offences in order to meet the Africa Charter on Humans and Peoples’ Rights. It […]
By Gloria Owusu Mensah and Dorcas Tiwaa Addai A 5-day training workshop is being organised by CHRAJ in collaboration with EU-ARAP programme for 56 CHRAJ officers in Akosombo in the Eastern Region. The 56 participants made up of Directors and Senior Officers drawn from the Head Office, Regional and Sub-Regional offices of the CHRAJ are […]
