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South Africa to decriminalize sex work

South Africa aims to reduce high levels of crime and human rights abuses against women by decriminalizing sex work in the country after the...

PNC urges government to revive death penalty

The People’s National Convention (PNC) urges government to resuscitate the death penalty punishment which has been in the country’s laws but not functional. The group...

TEACH LGBTQ IN SCHOOLS – FORMER GES DIRECTOR ADVOCATES

A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto-Tsegah has called for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual activism...

GAY WOULD NOT BE LEGALIZED DURING MY TIME – AKUFO-ADDO

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that the legalisation of same-sex marriage will never happen in his time as...

YOUTH ACTIVISTS CONNECT

Youth Activists Connect Youth Activists connect is a human rights youth movement focused on connecting with youth activists around the globe, share best practices and...

DOCTORS AND NURSES CAUGHT IN BABE HARVESTING

Investigations by the Medical and Dental Council and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have led to the arrest of some doctors, nurses...

Sierra Leone lifts ban on pregnant girls from having access to education

The Sierra Leone government have lifted the ban placed on pregnant girls from having access to education. The country during the Ebola crises saw most...

Amnesty International has called on Saudi Arabia to completely abolish the death penalty.

The call for a total abolishing of the Death Penalty from Amnesty International comes after a ban was placed on death penalty for persons...

Saudi Arabia Abolishes, Flogging, Death Penalty for Minors

The Saudi Arabia Human Rights Commission president Awwad Alawwad has announced that the country has abolished the death penalty for offenses committed by minors....

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VIRTUALLY IMPAIRED MAN GRADUATES FROM UCC

Dr Ben Bishop Nyanihorba Ayamba is a remarkable Ghanaian who overcame his visual impairment to achieve academic excellence. He is the first visually impaired...

ACTOR AND POLITICIAN JOHN DUMELO GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

John Dumelo is a Ghanaian actor and politician who recently graduated from the University of Ghana with a Master’s Degree in Law, focusing on...

NATO CHIEF URGES US TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who is the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance of 30 European and North American...

THE UK GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO BAN DISPOSABLE VAPES DUE TO CHILDREN’S HEALTH

The UK government plans to ban disposable vapes as part of its efforts to protect children’s health and reduce youth vaping. Disposable vapes are...