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
A law which protected rapists from punishment if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan. The Jordanian cabinet revoked Article 308 on Sunday, after years of campaigning by women’s activists, as well as Muslim and Christian scholars and others. The law had meant rapists could avoid a jail term in return for marrying … Read more
Gender Minister, Otiko Djaba, says there is nothing wrong with her advice to girls that inappropriate dressing could invite rape. She said, contrary to criticisms that the advice reflected a warped view of rape, she admonished girls to desist from wearing very short dresses out of concern for them. “Every right has a responsibility. If … Read more
Gender minister Otiko Djaba has justified her call for school girls to desist from wearing skimpy dresses because they appeal to rapists. According to her, the caution was a sincere advice from a mother to her daughters. Addressing students of the Krobo Girls Presbyterian Senior High School in the Eastern region, Otiko urged the students … Read more
Would you say the nature of a lady’s dress has the potential to attract rapists? In other words, can a lady be handing out invitations to rapists based on how she dresses? Well, the subject matter has remained the most trendy topic of the day particularly after Gender minister Otiko Afia Djaba decided to take … Read more
Ghana stands the risk of losing some $ 600 million annually from the United States aid if it continually fails in its fight against human trafficking. The country is also likely to remain on the tier 2 watch-list for the third consecutive time following the US State Departments human trafficking report for 2016. Interior minister, … 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
After 10 years of neglect by the state, victims of domestic violence are on the verge of receiving the needed support the law guarantees them. A private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu, told The Finder that he will today request for a copy of the ruling delivered on Friday by a Human Rights Court in Accra … Read more
Alleged rape victims in England and Wales may not have to be cross-examined in front of the accused, under plans by the justice secretary. Liz Truss is to set out reforms which would allow sex abuse victims to pre-record their testimony before a trial. Speaking to the Sunday Times, she said schemes in three cities … Read more
Mr Martin Kpebu a legal practitioner on Friday said the establishment of Domestic Violence Support Fund to cater for victims of domestic violence seeking medical attention in the country was crucial. According to him there are about 3,000 Ghanaians who suffer domestic violence and unable to pay for medical expenses even as low at GH¢50.00 … Read more
The Child Protection Network in the Upper East Region has paid the GHc 300 that would allow the endorsement of the medical forms of a 13-year-old rape victim by doctors at the Bolgatanga Regional hospital in the Upper East Region. The 13-year-old girl was sexually violated in October 2016 at Namolgo in the Talensi district. The … Read more
An Accra High Court, in a landmark ruling, has ordered the Government of Ghana to establish a domestic violence support fund for victims of physical abuse and domestic violence in the country. The ruling comes on the back of a case filed by human rights lawyer, Martin Kpebu, who requested that the court orders a … Read more
The Human Rights division of the High Court has ordered government to immediately establish a domestic violence support fund to provide free medical care for domestic violence victims. The order was part of a judgment delivered by the court in a case where a private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, filed a suit praying the court … Read more
An Accra High Court has ordered government to allocate money to the domestic violence support fund to provide free medical care for victims of domestic violence. Justice Anthony Yeboah granted the reliefs sought by a private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu after the Attorney-General’s Department failed to enter an appearance. During proceedings, Martin Kpedu revealed that … Read more
The Human Rights division of the High Court has ordered government to immediately establish a domestic violence support fund to provide free medical care for domestic violence victims. The order was part of a judgment delivered by the court in the case where a private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu filed a suit praying the court for … Read more
Lawyers in Pennsylvania say their client was sexually exploited at a motel for years, alleging the teen girl was a victim of human trafficking who was forced to have sex with more than 1,000 men. “This child was forced into sex slavery, paid to do things with men double, triple, quadruple her age,” attorney Nadeem … Read more
A bush rape of a teenager, perpetrated by a gang at night and captured on video, has sparked strong shockwaves across the Upper East region, with angry residents mounting pressure on the police to bring the culprits to book. The victim was completely helpless, as shown in the 2-minute clip, as the hooligans pinned her … Read more