Former DOVVSU Director COP Gifty Anin Botwe blames systemic failures for allowing sex predators to escape justice
By: Edmond Tetteh Former Director of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit, DOVVSU, of the Ghana Police Service, COP Gifty Anin Botwe, says victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse remain scarred for life and the only way to pacify them and heal the emotional trauma that accompany the abuse, is severe penalty to […]
Abuse tracking system pioneered by Compassion International Ghana developed to support thousands of children
By Clifford Okyere Compassion International has developed a platform which will help track the report of abuse cases and attend to them accordingly. This platform is called resolver, a child protection reporting system designed to track all incidents of abuse, neglect, and exploitation experienced by participants under the programme. Speaking on behalf of the National […]
Trader, 71, jailed and fined for exposing baby to danger
A 71-year-old trader has been sentenced to 15 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for exposing a two-week-old baby to danger. This is after the court found Elizabeth Thompson guilty for exposing her granddaughter to danger. Elizabeth is said to have abandoned the baby behind a fenced wall at Dansoman Exhibition with the excuse […]
Some people find marriage as a form of prestige or belongingness – Chief Supt. Owusuwaa Kyeremeh
By Nana Ama Gyapong The Director of Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) has disclosed that most people see marriage as a form of belongingness or prestige, the reason they stay in abusive marriages. She gave away this information on the Breakfast Show on GTV, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. The Director explained that […]
Gender-Based Violence: The silent killer
By Oforiwa Darko Statistics from the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) show that cases of Gender-Based Violence, especially among women and girls continue to go underreported and stigmatized. The few cases that are reported by victims who master the courage to do so mostly miss justice. In this report, GBC news’ Oforiwa Darko […]
