Child rights activist, Bright Appiah, says he will not apologise for demanding a juvenile trial for an alleged 12-year-old boy being held together with others in connection with the gruesome murder of Major Adam Mahama. The boy, Ebenezer Asamoah, had told the Police investigators upon his arrest in May that he was 12 years old, … Read more
Child Rights International, has hinted that the excessive exposure of children of the late Major Maxwell Mahama is an infringement on their dignity and privacy. Investigations conducted by Child Rights International reveal that, exposing these children in relation to the incident could affect their social interaction and access to their rights in the future. The … Read more
Child Rights International (CRI) is demanding the whereabouts of a 12-year-old boy who was arrested in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The boy was arrested at Manso Nkwanta days after the senior military officer was lynched by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi on May 29. According to the Executive Director of Child … Read more
Child Rights International (CRI) is demanding the whereabouts of a 12-year-old boy who was arrested in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The boy was arrested at Manso Nkwanta days after the senior military officer was lynched by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi on May 29. According to the Executive Director of Child … Read more
Child Rights International (CRI) is demanding the whereabouts of a 12-year-old boy who was arrested in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The boy was arrested at Manso Nkwanta days after the senior military officer was lynched by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi on May 29. According to the Executive Director of Child … Read more
A child’s rights activist, Bright Appiah, has called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to be flexible enough to allow the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in Bunkpurugu who were not able to sit for their first two papers to do so at a more immediate time. The … Read more
Child Rights International is calling for the arrest and prosecution of parents who engage their children in illegal mining. According to the organisation, its latest findings on child exploitation in mining communities point to an alarming increase in the engagement of children as labourers on mining concession sites with at least four in every five … Read more
A child-centered civil society group, Child Rights International is calling on the government to repatriate all migrant kids begging on the streets of Accra if it cannot provide adequately for them. Child Rights international, in the first of its monthly child streetism observation report, noted that 2 to 7 children are found on the streets … Read more
A child-centered civil society group, Child Rights International is calling on the government to repatriate all migrant kids begging on the streets of Accra if it cannot provide adequately for them. Child Rights international, in the first of its monthly child streetism observation report, noted that 2 to 7 children are found on the streets … Read more
Deciding if children are ready to be left home alone can be a tricky decision. Strange as it may seem, there is no set age for leaving children at home alone. According to the child and welfare policy in Ghana, a child is a person below the age of 18 and is still largely dependent … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has recommended a stakeholder consultation to review the implementation and costing plan of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. According to the coalition, which is a network of civil society organizations interested in promoting quality education, the national dialogue will allow for objective analysis and ensure buy-in … Read more
The government’s budget for free senior high school (SHS) education in the 2017/2018 academic year is inadequate to even cater for a term’s expenditure, the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition has observed. Using the estimated enrollment figures for senior high schools and the technical and vocational education training (TVET) of 432,780 and 16,119, respectively, the … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Nana Akufo-Addo’s government to maintain the three-year duration of Senior High School (SHS) education in the country. Chairman of GNECC, Bright Appiah speaking in an interview said any change in the duration of SHS education will distort teaching and learning in second cycle institutions. Mr … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Nana Akufo-Addo’s government to maintain the three-year duration of Senior High School (SHS) education in the country. Chairman of GNECC, Bright Appiah speaking in an interview said any change in the duration of SHS education will distort teaching and learning in second cycle institutions. Mr Bright … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister-designate, to maintain the three-year tenure of Senior High School (SHS) education. Mr Bright Appiah, GNECC Chairman, speaking to the Ghana News Agency, on Thursday, in Accra, said the three-year duration was in line with the Anamoah-Mensah Committee’s report … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister-designate, to maintain the three-year tenure of Senior High School (SHS) education. Mr Bright Appiah, GNECC Chairman, speaking to the Ghana News Agency, on Thursday, in Accra, said the three-year duration was in line with the Anamoah-Mensah Committee’s report … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister-designate, to maintain the three-year tenure of Senior High School (SHS) education. Mr Bright Appiah, GNECC Chairman, speaking to newsmen, in Accra, said the three-year duration was in line with the Anamoah-Mensah Committee’s report and every form of review … Read more
The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has appealed to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister nominee, to maintain the three-year duration of Senior High School (SHS) education. Mr Bright Appiah, GNECC Chairman, in an interview on Thursday, in Accra, that the three-year duration was in line with the Anamoah-Mensah Committee’s report and every … Read more
The Child Rights International (CRI) has tasked Ghana’s Electoral Management Body to improve on conditions at polling stations for the vulnerable in society to participate unhindered in future elections. CRI also called for advocacy to educate the electorate to understand that some group of electorates including the vulnerable, the aged, people with disability and pregnant … Read more
Child Rights International, a non-governmental organisation has urged the on security agencies to arrest people who attempt to use children to foment violence during the December 7 elections. It said the security agencies should ensure that children rights are not violated during the election period, especially, in communities described as flash points. Speaking at a … Read more