The Police Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), has expressed concern about the rising cases of child non-maintenance cases in the Ashanti Region. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Benjamin Dokurugu, the Regional Commander of the Unit, said this was throwing more children on the streets, a phenomenon he finds worrying. Speaking in an interview … Read more
The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017. It has also pledged that amendments to the Criminal Code to make corruption a felony, instead of a misdemeanour, will also be made by the end of the year. “These are, indeed, some of the … Read more
Professor Stephen Adei, a former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has stated that politicians, political office holders and persons who had been involved in corruption in the past must not be allowed to go away with it. He insisted that they must be investigated and brought to book to … Read more
A 23-year-old Afghan woman has described to the BBC how her husband tied her up and cut off both her ears in a domestic violence attack in the northern province of Balkh. The woman – Zarina – is now in a stable but traumatised condition in hospital. “I haven’t committed any sin,” she said. “I … Read more
U. N. human rights experts said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority states contravenes international law and could lead to people denied asylum being sent home to face torture. Trump’s executive order curbing immigration has aroused an international outcry, even among U.S. allies, and sown chaos and bewilderment … Read more
When a relationship is doing more harm to you than good, it’s time to quit it. Jumia Travel shares 4 signs to help you determine when a relationship is doing more harm to you than good. ABUSE Be it physical or emotional abuse, any type of abuse is a glaring sign that you should quit … Read more
German military and government officials condemned sexual abuse and other violence at a special operations training centre in the southern German city of Pfullendorf and said seven soldiers were under criminal investigation. The military said in a statement the incidents, first reported by Spiegel Online’ involved hazing and abuse, and were particularly troubling given earlier … Read more
Criminologist, Professor Ken Attafuah has urged the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) to focus on bringing closure to pending cases of alleged police brutality against civilians. He said it was unfortunate that alleged brutalities suffered by civilians at the hands of the police often do not move beyond the announcement of them being investigated. … Read more
Dear Mr President: Congratulations on your inauguration. I thought your inauguration speech was heartfelt and uplifting despite concerns of plagiarism. It was heartwarming to hear you say, “Money is made in the private sector and not in government”. A few disclosures about me should help place this piece in perspective. I am not a member … Read more
Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s party conference speech about foreign workers is being treated as a “hate incident” by police. Joshua Silver, a physics professor at the University of Oxford, reported Rudd to West Midland’s police after she spoke about bringing in new rules to ensure immigrant workers are “not taking jobs British people could do.” Silver told … Read more
For centuries, the Bible has come under sustained attacks from all angles: atheists, agnostics, skeptics, and pseudo-Christians, and yet, the Bible remains a solid and formidable anvil that bends all hammers of criticism. Yesterday, I read a journalistic article, published by Modernghana, under the above heading by Jean Gasho that sought to indict Africans for … Read more
Child sexual abuse refers to sexual activity with a minor. A child cannot consent to any form of sexual activity, period. When a perpetrator engages with a child this way, they are committing a crime that can have lasting effects on the victim for years. Child sexual abuse does not need to include physical contact … Read more
It should not hurt to be a child; unfortunately, children continue to suffer worse forms of abuse such as child pornography Child Abuse is not new; it has always persisted in different forms causing pain and wrecking innocent children’s lives. Do you know that every 10 seconds a report is made about child abuse? Child … Read more
It should not hurt to be a child; unfortunately, children continue to suffer worse forms of abuse such as child pornography Child Abuse is not new; it has always persisted in different forms causing pain and wrecking innocent children’s lives. Do you know that every 10 seconds a report is made about child abuse? Child … Read more
Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and gagged man was assaulted. The man being assaulted has special needs, police say. His assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and President-elect Donald Trump. In one part of the … Read more
Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and gagged man was assaulted. The man being assaulted has special needs, police say. His assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and President-elect Donald Trump. In one part of the … Read more
When I became a born-again Christian in 2008, I started studying the bible word for word. I would spend hours a day reading all commentaries for all the verses I studied. The more I studied the bible the more I realized that most of the Christians around me did not believe everything that was in … Read more
“Several indigenous practices that were deemed barbaric and inhumane like human sacrifice, slavery and other practices were outlawed because they were encapsulated in the quote of barbarism. What is more barbaric than massive abuse of the public office for private gains, plundering nations coffers, wrongful capital accumulation and thus becoming a charlatan and a chief … Read more
Chelsea have been cleared of breaking any Premier League rules in their handling of historical sex abuse claims made by former player Gary Johnson. The club have apologised “profusely” to Johnson over abuse he suffered as a youth team member in the 1970s. Johnson, 57, revealed the club paid him £50,000 to keep quiet about … Read more
Philip Kiipo, an 18-year-old student accused of defiling a 10-year-old girl at Madina, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on Monday, charged with defilement, but he has denied the offence. The court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, however, remanded him into Police custody to reappear on January 3. Prosecuting Inspector, Judith Asante said the … Read more