On 15th July, 2023, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Youth Group led by the National Youth Coordinator for Growth, Lewis Ampem-Darko, put together a workshop on activism at the African Union Gardens on campus. It was a truly refining moment as the students were well...

Amnesty International Ghana Eastern Regional Chapter led by the regional Coordinator El-samed organized a transformative Human Rights Education Program at the Asesewa Senior High School. The event which happened on the 23rd of October was aimed at throwing more light on the frequent “Online Sexual...

Students of Yikene JHS in the Upper East Region have been educated on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence by Amnesty International Ghana. It was organised by the regional coordinator Vida Anoya and supported by some other members. New members were also recruited at the event. The event which happened...

On 16th August, 2023, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Youth group led by the National Youth Coordinator for Growth, Lewis Ampem-Darko, paid a visit to the J.H.S section of the Deduako M/A school to deliver in-depth insight on the pressing issues of Sexual and...

Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent further loss of civilian lives and to ensure access to life-saving aid for people in Gaza amidst an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. “Over the past two...

THE DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION IN GHANA: A JOURNEY OF 38 YEARS Introduction In 1977, when Amnesty International started its global campaign against the death penalty, only 16 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Amnesty International Ghana started its campaign in 1985 and at the...

Hundreds of migrant workers hired as security guards for last year’s World Cup are still being denied justice for the abuses they suffered despite FIFA and the hosts Qatar being warned that they were especially vulnerable to exploitation and workers raising complaints and protesting about their...

Amnesty International Ghana welcomes the news that the death penalty in Ghana has been abolished by the Parliament of Ghana through the amendment of the Criminal Offences Act during its sitting on 25th July 2023.  Since 1985 Amnesty International Ghana has been campaigning for the abolition of the...

Below are the facts as presented in our 2022 Death Penalty Global Sentences and executions report GLOBAL EXECUTIONS Amnesty International recorded 883 executions in 20 countries in 2022, marking a 53% increase from 579 recorded in 2021. This figure represents the highest number of executions that...

THE STATE OF THE WORLDS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT-GHANA  The Amnesty International Global State of Human Rights Report covers a comprehensive analysis of the State of Human Rights situations in our world today, covering 154 countries including Ghana.   FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION  The 2022...