The Ashanti regional police command has arrested about 245 suspected criminals and sex workers in a swoop on Thursday. The move, according to the police, was part of proactive way of policing in order to rid the region off criminal elements and make the region a safer place for law abiding citizens. The police, in … Read more
A 60-year-old man is in the grips of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Volta Regional Police Command in Ho for allegedly attempting to traffic some six children at Kpassa in the Nkwanta North district. The suspect, Eric Akwesi Amponsah, was arrested last Friday, June 30, by the police upon a tip off at the … Read more
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested two persons for allegedly attempting to traffick seven girls to Jordan in the Middle East. Courage Boadi, a travel and tours operator, and Michael Akantoganya, a self-styled businessman, were picked up at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) last Monday, as they were facilitating departure formalities for … Read more
The Police have rescued 31 children engaged in forced labour on the Volta Lake in the Volta Region. The police also arrested 11 persons in connection with the trafficking of the children. The suspects are currently on police enquiry bail and the police said they were assisting with investigations. The children, whose ages range between … Read more
Six girls were transported into the country by some Nigerian women for the purpose of practicing prostitution in Ghana It is quite disappointing to know that Ghana is turning into a hub for prostitution, in the sense that people from other countries now traffic women into the state for commercial sex work. Two Nigerian women have been … Read more
An all female Nigerian trafficking human syndicate has been busted by the Baatsona Divisional Police Command. The gang reportedly engaged in trafficking girls from Nigeria into forced prostitution in Ghana. An operation by the police conducted on Friday, March 24 at a hotel in Baatsona following a tip-off led to the arrest of two suspects, … Read more
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Derry has warned that Ghana risks losing millions of dollars in aid if she continues to remain on the tier two watch list of Human trafficking. Speaking during an interaction with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, he said being ranked on the tier two human trafficking … Read more
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery has warned that Ghana risks losing millions of dollars in aid if she continues to remain on the tier two watch list of Human trafficking. Speaking during an interaction with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service, he said being ranked on the tier two human trafficking … Read more
Ghana risks losing millions of dollars in aid if the country remains on the tier two watch list of the Anti-Human Trafficking report. The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has reminded that Ghana has been on the tier watch list for the past two years, which is an indication of a failure to fight the … Read more
Ghana risks losing millions of dollars in aid if the country remains on the tier two watch list of the Anti-Human Trafficking report. The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has reminded that Ghana has been on the tier watch list for the past two years, which is an indication of a failure to fight the menace. … Read more
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Mission Director Andrew Karas last week inspected programmes and activities of the Agency in the areas of economic growth, governance, and health. The objective of the visit is to strengthen USAID’s partnerships in Ghana’s Ashanti Region to achieve positive development results. While in the Ashanti Region, Mr. … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Constituency in the Eastern Region, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has called on relevant institutions to intensify public sensitization on the risks of trafficking and child labour in the country. Mr. Ampem Nyarko has also charged the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to work with relevant stakeholders to provide … Read more
MORE than 360 young girls were rescued from being trafficked into the gulf countries in 2016, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (ATHU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has disclosed. It said a total of 22 boys, who were trafficked to South Africa and forced into hard labour, were also rescued. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), … Read more
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (ATHU) at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, the Marine Police Unit with support from the Eastern Regional Police Command in collaboration with International Justice Mission (IJM) and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection have rescued 24 male children from the Volta Lake. The Police during the operation arrested … Read more
Mission Director of The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Andrew Karas visited the Volta Region from January 24-27 where he met with stakeholders impacted by trafficking in persons. These stakeholders included police officers, regional social welfare officers, district development officials, social workers, immigration officials, and former victims of child trafficking. During the … Read more