A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the Electoral Commission to ensure that the electoral process, particularly the time-table, is not disrupted by the several disagreements arising from the decision to disqualify some presidential aspirants. According to him, the EC must expedite action on … Read more
A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the Electoral Commission to ensure that the electoral process, particularly the time-table, is not disrupted by the several disagreements arising from the decision to disqualify some presidential aspirants. According to him, the EC must expedite action on … Read more
A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has urged the Electoral Commission to ensure that the electoral process, particularly the time-table, is not disrupted by the several disagreements arising from the decision to disqualify some presidential aspirants. According to him, the EC must expedite action on the processes … Read more
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is to join forces with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to further tighten the corruption noose as spelt out in the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). Mr Richard A. Quayson, Acting CHRAJ Commissioner, explained that the commission had analyzed the strategic role of the GNA as … Read more
To show the dear reader how deviously some Ghanaian media establishments have been shamelessly collaborating with the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaian voters in the lead-up to the December 7 general election, a news article the bulk of whose contents were about President John Dramani Mahama’s flagrant … Read more
Veteran Journalist and Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has urged ex President J. J Rawlings to desist from always wanting to resort to the gods to clear his name whenever his integrity is questioned, and rather use constitutionally mandated bodies such as the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). Mr … Read more
A former commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Justice Emile Short, has urged the Ghanaian electorate to be vigilant in the December general election to ensure that only certified results were announced after the polls. According to him, the electorate must not only vote and go home to sleep, … Read more
My father is late. He never left me and my siblings any property but I still hold him in high esteem. I regard him as one of the best fathers anyone could ever have because he raised me well. The kind of upbringing I had wouldn’t make me stoop low to collect bribe, even if … Read more
The flagbearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr Henry Lartey, has justified why he petitioned both the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to probe the alleged $2 million gift given to Former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings by Nigeria’s Sani Abacha. Dr Henry … Read more
Mahama can take no pride in botched CHRAJ Report One of the happenings in society that interested me in politics as a boy growing up was the return of one-time opposition leader Kofi Abrefa Busia from exile in Europe, after the February 24, 1966, coup d’etat, and heading the Centre for Civic Education – fore-runner … Read more
The National Democratic Congress(NDC) has condemned what it described as the agenda by opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to discredit state institutions who take stance on matters that do not favour the elephant family. This comes on the back of publications Monday that the NPP shot down a report by the Commission on Human Rights … Read more
The CPP Youth League has expressed disappointment in the report issued by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) after its investigation on the Ford gift saga involving President Mahama. CHRAJ has said not only did its investigation into allegations of bribery, fraud and conflict of interest brought against Mr Mahama in connection … Read more
The New Patriotic Party says the report released by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on the Mahama Ford saga was incurably flawed and a failed attempt to cover up for a president caught red handed for receiving a bribe. The NPP in reacting to the report issued by CHRAJ on the … Read more
Former boss of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has cast doubt over claims that the current commissioner exonerated President John Mahama on the Ford gift saga to protect his job. The youth wing of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and an individual petitioned the state’s human rights institution … Read more
My father is late. He never left me and my siblings any property but I still hold him in high esteem. I regard him as one of the best fathers anyone could ever have because he raised me well. The kind of upbringing I had wouldn’t make me stoop low to collect bribe, even if … Read more
Lawyer for President John Dramani Mahama, Tony Lithur has commended the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for tackling all the issues arising from complaints against his client. He said he received the report from CHRAJ dated September, 29, in respect of complaints of conflict of interest and corruption lodged against his client … Read more
The verdict of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on the Mahama Ford gift saga was a deception, the Director of Operations of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu, has alleged. CHRAJ has said not only did its investigation into allegations of bribery, fraud, and conflict of interest brought against … Read more
Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party says an investigation by the Commission on Human rights and Administrative Justice into President Mahama’s acceptance of a Ford gift vehicle was carelessly and unprofessionally done. Nana Akomea said the facts of the matter relating to the collection of the gift clearly show that the president received a … Read more
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is protecting the president against suits in relation to the Ford gift saga, a member of pressure group OccupyGhana, Sydney Casely-Hayford, has alleged. According to him, “CHRAJ has done a poor job and this [report] was a whitewash to try and give the president an opportunity … Read more
Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party says an investigation by the Commission on Human rights and Administrative Justice into President Mahama’s acceptance of a Ford gift vehicle was carelessly and unprofessionally done. Nana Akomea said the facts of the matter relating to the collection of the gift clearly show that the president received a … Read more