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Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of human rights in Ghana
Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world’s human rights
2022 saw new, renewed and protracted conflicts that led to appalling tragedies. Some of them amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Across the world, authorities continued their heavy-handed repression of universal freedoms. Economic crises led to rocketing price rises for food and...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT
TERMS OF REFERENCE:FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT Amnesty International Ghana (AIG) is a section of Amnesty International, a global movement comprising over 10 million people dedicated to ensuring that the fundamental human rights and freedoms of all persons are protected, promoted, and fulfilled in line...
REGIONAL ACTIVISM AND MEMBERSHIP TRAINING IN THE NORTHERN ZONE
As part of Amnesty International Ghana’s primary mandate to strengthen its people powered movement, the organization embarked on a four-day membership training in five regions in the Northern zone. The training, held from March 19th to 22nd was geared towards fostering belongingness,...
PRESS STATEMENT: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL GHANA CONDEMNS THE MARRIAGE OF 12 YEAR OLD GIRL TO GBORBU WULOMO XXXIII
Amnesty International Ghana is deeply concerned by recent media reports detailing the purported marriage between a 12-year-old girl and a 63-year-old individual identified as Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, known as the Gborbu Wulomo of the Nungua traditional area in Accra. The traditional marriage...
Amnesty International Ghana Officially Launches the “Protect the Protest” Global flagship Campaign
Amnesty International Ghana launched the “Protect the Protest” campaign during the National Dialogue on Protest on Tuesday, 26th March 2024, at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra. The event aimed to address the increasing threats to the right to protest in Ghana and attracted a host...
LGBT: PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO ADDO MUST NOT SIGN DEEPLY DISCRIMINATORY ANTI-LGBT LAW
Responding to the passing of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024” by Ghana’s parliament on February 28, Amnesty International’s Ghana Country Director, Genevieve Partington, said: “The Parliament’s passage of this draconian bill is shocking and deeply disappointing, coming shortly...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL GHANA’S ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING 2024-ACCRA
Amnesty International Ghana recently hosted its Annual Planning Meeting from 7th to 11th February 2024, reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding human rights across Ghana. The gathering brought together AI Ghana’s board, staff, and regional coordinators from all regions of Ghana to strategize and...
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST-YOUTH DELEGATE FOR GLOBAL ASSEMBLY 2024
Youth Delegate Application for Global Assembly and Regional Meetings Amnesty International Ghana is looking for a Youth delegate to represent the National Secretariat at the Global Assembly and Regional Meetings for 2024. Amnesty International is a global movement with more than ten million people...
Africa: We are facing extinction: Escalating anti-LGBTI sentiment, the weaponization of law and their human rights implications in select African countries
Across Africa, LGBTI persons face a distressing regression of progress, enduring relentless protests and formidable obstacles to their rights. This review exposes an alarming trend: the weaponization of law to target and marginalize the LGBTI community, exacerbating a deteriorating state of human...