BBC’s report on “staged child trafficking” under investigation
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says it has begun investigations into BBC’s Reportage on Ghanaian children wrongly taken in anti-human trafficking raids backed by US Charity International Justice Mission (IJM). The Deputy Minister, Francisca Oteng Mensah, told the GNA in an interview that a Committee has been set up to investigate the […]
Ghana begins process to abolish death penalty
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Ghana is set to abolish the death penalty as Parliament prepares to take the motion for the second and third reading of the bill related to death penalty on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The Order Paper for nineteenth sitting of the second meeting of Parliament on Tuesday 11th July, 2023, advertised […]
Ghanaian children wrongly taken in raids backed by US charity IJM
Ghanaian children have been taken from their homes in an operation backed by one of the world’s leading anti-slavery organisations, according to a BBC Africa Eye investigation. The multimillion-dollar charity, International Justice Mission, aims to rescue trafficked children and reunite them with their families. But serious concerns have been raised about their West African operations.A […]
Volta fishers hang nets in compliance with closed season directive
Artisanal fishers in all three coastal districts of the Volta Region have hung up their fishing gear in compliance with the one-month closed season directive effective July 01. The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission directed artisanal and inshore fleets to observe the one-month closed season while industrial […]
