The girls and their traffickers were arrested last Sunday upon a tip off Ghana Immigration Service has arrested victims being trafficked alongside four (4) of their leaders at the Aflao boarder trying to move out of the country to Nigeria en-route to Saudi Arabia. Acting Head of Public Affairs for the Immigration service, Amoako Atta … Read more
The Domestic Violence Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of Ghana Police Service has recorded 15 child trafficking cases in the Central Region within the first quarter of 2017 alone. The Central Regional Coordinator of DOVVSU, DSP George Appiah Sakyi disclosed this at the World Day Against Child Labor 2017 in Cape Coast organized by Friends of … Read more
Some government officials have been linked to the menace of human trafficking in Ghana . This was revealed, plain and simple, by the past deputy head of mission to Saudi Arabia, Hajia Hawawu Boya Gariba who has opened up to Joy FM over the reasons why it still remains difficult to put a lid on … Read more
In Benin City, Nigeria’s capital of illegal migration, no one says the word “prostitution”. The word on the street for the young girls who leave for Italy or France is “hustling”. About 37,500 Nigerians arrived in Italy by boat in 2016, more than from any other African country, and most of them were from the … Read more
Worldwide, human trafficking is a canker that eats into the fabrics of every nation and impedes its development. The indigenous and the marginalised people who suffer abject poverty, and are politically and economically disadvantaged are the most affected in this quagmire of inhumane treatment. The victims are vulnerable to commercial sex. These unexpected victims who, … Read more
Women and young girls in the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipality (LEKMA) in the Greater Accra Region continue to live in fear of being raped as the municipality records increasing rape and sexual assault cases. The situation has compelled many women in the area to avoid stepping out at night for fear of being raped. However, the most … Read more
A total of 19 African countries on Thursday launched an EU-funded network to tackle piracy, high seas robbery, kidnappings and human trafficking in the strategically important Gulf of Guinea. The Gulf of Guinea interregional network (GOGIN) officially began operations after a ceremony in the Cameroon capital Yaounde. “Nineteen African coastal nations, from Angola to Senegal, … Read more
Media Personality Kwesi Kyei Darkwa (KKD) is living his life in “beauty and dignity” inspite of the rape allegations that many say has tainted his reputation. He told TV3, he has moved on and not worried about what anyone has to say about him. In December 2014, Darkwa was accused by then 19-year old Miss Ewuraffe Orleans Thompson of … Read more
Media personality Kwesi Kyei Darkwa (KKD) says he has moved on from his past and he is living his life in beauty and dignity. The ace broadcaster was hit with a rape allegation in December 2014 following a complaint by a 19 year old Miss Ewuraffe Orleans Thompson. The rape charges were dropped against the … Read more
Media personality Kwesi Kyei Darkwa (KKD) says he has moved on from his past and he is living his life in beauty and dignity. The ace broadcaster was hit with a rape allegation in December 2014 following a complaint by a 19 year old Miss Ewuraffe Orleans Thompson. The rape charges were dropped against the ace broadcaster in … Read more
Actress, Vicky Zugah’s decision to date several men conceiving two children out of wedlock is nothing but an act of prostitution, Counsellor George Lutterodt has stated. Vicky Zugah has been making headlines after opening up on her experience with abusive boyfriends. According to her, for the past four years, all three men she had dated … Read more
The slavery and killing of vulnerable African ladies in the Arab world must stop Authorities must act swiftly to save the situation The issues making the news in recent times especially on social media are so alarming, very unfortunate and shocking. Audios and videos portray black people, especially girls mostly from Ghana and other African … 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
Actress Vicky Zugah has stated that nothing or nobody can stop her from speaking about her domestic violence experience with ex-boyfriends. According to Vicky, for the past fours years, she has been physically abused by three men she dated and all this while her family members have been stopping her from talking about it publicly … Read more
A 23-year-old Indian woman has cut off the genitals of a Hindu religious teacher in the southern state of Kerala, claiming he raped her for years. Police said the suspect, named as Gangeshananda Theerthapada, would come to the woman’s house to perform prayer rituals for her father’s health. Her mother had hoped the self-styled holy … Read more
Ghanaian actress Vicky Zugah has finally let the cat out of the bag as she revealed the torture she has been through the past four years of her relationship with her three ex-boyfriends. She recounted how she was severally beaten by her lovers and suffered bruises on her face making it difficult for family members, … Read more
Men in Sri Lanka are being raped in custody nearly a decade after the civil war, when sexual assault was routinely used to torture detained Tamils, a report said Wednesday. The rape of men and boys remains widespread but unreported, with victims unwilling to come forward due to social stigma and laws criminalising same-sex relations, … Read more
Incarcerated gay man Dr. Ali Gabass appears to have found himself a new job while he serves his time in prison at Nsawam. Dr. Gabass is imparting his knowledge in the sciences to his fellow inmates at the Nsawam Prisons by teaching JHS and SHS students. The medical doctor was spotted last Friday at the … Read more
Ghanaian movie personality Lydia Forson has added her voice to the fight against domestic violence against women. According the actress, women not been able to speak out much against domestic violence against them has crushed some brilliant ideas and dreams of some women and left others to dead. The “Keteke” movie famer took to her … Read more
Women have been advised to stop the practice of providing dowry for men to present to their (women) parents as bride price to marry them. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr Emmanuel Holortu, Northern Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), who gave the advice, … Read more