Log in

Relevant bibliographies by topics / Human rights – Ghana / Journal articles

To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Human rights – Ghana.

Journal articles on the topic 'Human rights – Ghana'

Author: Grafiati

Published: 4 June 2021

Last updated: 5 February 2022

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles

Select a source type:

Consult the top 50 journal articles for your research on the topic 'Human rights – Ghana.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Browse journal articles on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.

1

Kludze, A. Kodzo Paaku. "Constitutional Rights and their Relationship with International Human Rights in Ghana." Israel Law Review 41, no. 3 (2008): 677–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021223700000406.

Full text

Abstract:

Particularly in developing nations, the movement has been toward the articulation of elaborate provisions in constitutions which guarantee the basic human and peoples' rights of the citizenry. In many cases these are reflections of the immediate past history of the young nations which were strewn with ugly spectacles of dictatorships on their path to democracy. The history of Ghana is unfortunately an illustrative example. The Ghana Independence Constitution of 1957—a very brief document—was brief to a fault and bereft of any provision for human rights. It is clear that the experience of years of abuse of human, political, and civil rights in Ghana explains many of the current constitutional guarantees of basic rights spelt out in the 1992 Constitution in order to protect citizens against future abuses.In the past, treaty obligations under municipal laws of Ghana were such that even ratification of human rights treaties did not directly confer enforceable legal rights in the domestic courts of Ghana and implementing legislation was necessary to make a treaty right justiciable. In the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, as well as others, are entrenched as constitutional provisions, are to be interpreted as such, and enforceable under the laws of Ghana. To the extent that drafters of the Ghana Constitution relied on the principles of the international human rights law enshrined in treaties and declarations, there are many similarities between the domestic law and some principles of international human rights law.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

2

Atuguba, Raymond A. "Homosexuality in Ghana: Morality, Law, Human Rights." Journal of Politics and Law 12, no. 4 (November 28, 2019): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v12n4p113.

Full text

Abstract:

This paper addresses the status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) persons in Ghana. Firstly, it examines the effects of Ghana’s laws and law enforcement practices on the ability of members of the LGBT community to live openly and freely and to enjoy all the rights guaranteed other citizens. Secondly, it explores the current state of affairs within the country as regards the LGBT population, addressing specifically, how members of the community are treated by Ghanaian society. On the whole, the paper advocates for the recognition of members of the LGBT community as equal members of Ghanaian society, deserving of the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

3

Gadzekpo, A. "Ghana: Media complicity in human rights violations." Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies 26, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 33–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/ajs.26.1.33.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

4

Gadzekpo, Audrey. "Ghana: Media complicity in human rights violations." Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies 26, no. 1 (January 2005): 33–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2005.9653317.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

5

Nyarko, Michael Gyan. "The Right to Property and Compulsory Land Acquisition in Ghana: A Human Rights Perspective." African Journal of International and Comparative Law 27, no. 1 (February 2019): 100–125. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2019.0261.

Full text

Abstract:

Using a human rights-based approach and Ghana as a case study, this article examines the scope and content of the right to property in relation to compulsory land acquisition under international law. It argues that while the exact frontiers of the right to property remain quite uncharted at the global level the vacuum has been filled by the regional human rights systems and soft law. In the context of Ghana, the Constitutional protection of the right to property and quite elaborate rules to be followed during compulsory acquisition have not translated into revision of the compulsory acquisition laws, which remain largely incoherent and inconsistent with the requirements of the Constitution and international human rights law.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

6

Rose, Thomas. "A Human Rights-Based Approach to Journalism: Ghana." Journal of International Communication 19, no. 1 (April 2013): 85–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2012.737347.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

7

Buerger, Catherine. "Human rights hackers: crafting advocacy in Accra, Ghana." Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law 53, no. 2 (January 19, 2021): 206–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07329113.2021.1871707.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Iroanya, Richard, Patrick Dzimiri, and Edith Phaswana. "Human rights-based service delivery." Regions and Cohesion 8, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/reco.2018.080202.

Full text

Abstract:

English Abstract:This article examines the extent to which National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Ghana and Uganda contribute to the strengthening of democracy and sustainable development in those countries. A human rights-based approach is used to investigate human rights violations, marginalization, exclusions, and discrimination against vulnerable groups in society. This article examines whether NHRIs are proactive in adopting preventive measures to protect and promote human rights within the African context. The study utilized a qualitative methodology and a case study design. It found that the legal environment on which NHRIs are located and their operations largely determine their effectiveness, as well as whether good governance and sustainable development are achievable.Spanish Abstract:Este artículo examina hasta qué punto las Instituciones Nacionales de Derechos Humanos (INDH) en Ghana y Uganda contribuyen al fortalecimiento de la democracia y el desarrollo sostenible en esos países. Se utiliza un enfoque basado en los derechos humanos para investigar las violaciones de los derechos humanos, la marginación, las exclusiones y la discriminación contra los grupos vulnerables de la sociedad. Este artículo examina si las INDH son proactivas a la hora de adoptar medidas preventivas para proteger y promover los derechos humanos en el contexto africano. La investigación requirió de una metodología cualitativa y un diseño de estudio de caso. Se descubrió que el entorno legal en el que se encuentran las INDH y sus operaciones determinan en gran medida su eficacia, así como también si se puede lograr una buena gobernanza y un desarrollo sostenible.French Abstract:Cet article examine dans quelle mesure les institutions nationales des droits de l’homme (INDH) au Ghana et en Ouganda contribuent au renforcement de la démocratie et du développement durable dans ces pays. Une approche fondée sur les droits de l’homme est utilisée pour enquêter sur les violations des droits de l’homme, la marginalisation, les exclusions et les discriminations à l’encontre des groupes vulnérables de la société. Cet article examine si les INDH sont proactives dans l’adoption de mesures préventives pour protéger et promouvoir ces droits dans le contexte africain. L’étude a utilisé une méthodologie qualitative et une étude de cas. Il a été constaté que l’environnement juridique dans lequel les INDH sont ancrées ainsi que leurs opérations déterminent en grande partie leur efficacité et les conditions de réalisation de la bonne gouvernance et du développement durable.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Paa Kwame, Asare Larbi. "Justiciability of the Right to Development in Ghana: Mirage or Possibility?" Strathmore Law Review 1, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 76–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.52907/slr.v1i1.85.

Full text

Abstract:

An analysis of the debate on the right to development (RTD) suggests that the right is pursued as a solution to solve the problems of poverty and underdevelopment. Thus, this study seeks to determine if at the national level in Ghana, the right to development is a right which is opposable by right-holders against the duty bearers. The Study adopted the Black Letter Law approach in analysing the legal effect of relevant law. This study shows that the African Charter is the only multinational treaty that makes RTD legally enforceable. It also shows that Ghana, which is dualist, has not ratified the African Charter. It is however argued that the Ghanaian courts may enforce RTD either as international law or as a human right implicitly guaranteed under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. This conclusion supports the notion that development is a human rights concern. It further illustrates that the national courts of African countries are uniquely equipped to guarantee the protection of human rights and the development of the African people.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Mwenda, Kenneth K., and Samuel G. Owusu. "HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN CONTEXT: THE CASE OF GHANA." Tilburg Law Review 7, no. 3 (January 1, 1998): 263–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/221125998x00173.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Ame, Robert. "Truth without reconciliation: a human rights history of ghana." Contemporary Justice Review 23, no. 4 (September 8, 2020): 581–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819764.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Tweneboah, Seth. "Pentecostalism, Witchdemonic Accusations, and Symbolic Violence in Ghana." PNEUMA 37, no. 3 (2015): 375–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03703003.

Full text

Abstract:

The increasing numerical strength of Ghanaian pentecostalism and the movement’s involvement in filling in the socioeconomic vacuum in society means that the position of the pastor-prophet cannot be a neglected one. Yet, the extent to which human rights violations are involved in the activities of some of these pastor-prophets has raised some concerns. This article will focus on the often violent treatment of alleged witches during exorcism and explore how these challenge human rights development and implementation in Ghana. Bourdieu’s notion of habitus and symbolic violence will be applied to a discussion of human rights and Ghanaian popular deliverance-oriented pentecostal/charismatic ministries. I will argue that pentecostal/charismatic discourse on witchcraft fashions an ideological foundation for symbolic and actual violence against those accused of witchcraft.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira. "The Admissibility of Evidence Obtained through Human Rights Violations in Ghana: Analysing Cubagee v Asare and Others (NO. J6/04/2017) [2018] GHASC 14 (28 February 2018)." African Journal of Legal Studies 12, no. 1 (December 18, 2019): 81–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340044.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract The Constitution of Ghana, unlike those of other African countries such as Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa is silent on the issue of the admissibility of evidence obtained through human rights violations. Jurisprudence from Ghana demonstrates that although there had been cases in which the High Court and the Court of Appeal briefly dealt with this type of evidence, the Supreme Court, the highest court in Ghana, had not expressed an opinion on this issue until recently. In February 2018, in the case of Cubagee v Asare and Others, the Supreme Court laid down the criteria that Ghanaian courts have to use in determining the admissibility of evidence obtained through human rights violations. In this article, the author argues that much as this is an important decision, the Supreme Court left some issues unresolved and there is still room for improvement.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

HAYNES, JEFF. "HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN GHANA: THE RECORD OF THE RAWLINGS' REGIME." African Affairs 90, no. 360 (July 1991): 407–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098440.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Atiemo, Abamfo. "International Human Rights, Religious Pluralism and the Future of Chieftaincy in Ghana." Exchange 35, no. 4 (2006): 360–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157254306780016140.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractA revolutionary development that resulted from Africa's experience of colonialism was the emergence of the nation-state made up of previously separate ethnic states. By the end of the colonial period the rulers of these ethnic states — the chiefs — had lost most of their real political and judicial powers to the political leaders of the new nation-states. But in spite of the loss of effective political power the chiefs continued to wield moral influence over members of their ethnic groups. The limited reach of the nation-state in the post-colonial era has also meant a dependence on the chiefs, in many cases, for aspects of local governance. This, for example, is the case of Ghana. However, in the modern context of religious pluralism the intimate bond between the chiefs and the traditional religion exacerbates tension in situations of conflict between people's loyalty to the traditional state and their religious commitment. In some cases, chiefs invoke customary laws in attempt to enforce sanctions against individuals who refuse to observe certain customary practices for religious reasons. But this has implications for the human rights of citizens. This article discusses the implications of this situation for the future of chieftaincy as well as prospects for the protection of the human rights of citizens who for religious reasons choose to stay away from certain communal customary practices.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Oquaye, Mike. "Human Rights and the Transition to Democracy Under the PNDC in Ghana." Human Rights Quarterly 17, no. 3 (1995): 556–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hrq.1995.0029.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

Naya Zuure, David, George Hikah Benson, and Adams S. Achanson. "Indigenous Conflict Resolution and the Protection of Human Rights among the Talensi of Ghana." EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 1, no. 3 (October 18, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.46606/eajess2020v01i03.0037.

Full text

Abstract:

Indigenous approaches to conflicts resolution in African societies provide appropriate fora and opportunities for members of the societies to process their disputes when they do arise. The indigenous approaches are structured and rooted on cultures and traditions of the societies in which they are applied. The Talensi traditional area has its indigenous approach based on its culture and tradition as well. However, there are concerns with regards to how indigenous approaches to conflict resolution recognize and respect the human rights of persons involved in the process. This paper examined how the Talensi indigenous conflict resolution approach recognizes and respects the human rights of the disputants. It was a qualitative research which employed the case study design. Two chiefs, three elders to chiefs’ councils and five disputants were purposively and conveniently selected as sample for the study. The instruments in terms of interview, focused group discussion and observation were used to gather data for the study. It emerged from the study that the various considered human rights (rights to life, non-discrimination, freedom of religion and belief and prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment) of disputants were recognized and respected to a large extent under the Talensi indigenous approach to conflict resolution. It was, therefore, recommended that the approach is replicated in other rural societies in Ghana so as to ensure the recognition and respect for disputants rights as many people in rural Ghana practically rely on indigenous approaches to process their disputes.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Okyir, Nana Tawiah. "Toward a Progressive Realisation of Socio-economic Rights in Ghana: A Socio-legal Analysis." African Journal of International and Comparative Law 25, no. 1 (February 2017): 91–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2017.0183.

Full text

Abstract:

This article argues for the strengthening and entrenchment of socio-economic rights provisions in Ghana's jurisprudence. The purpose of this entrenchment is to engender judicial activism in promoting more creative pathways for enforcing socio-economic rights in Ghana. The article traces the development of socio-economic rights in Ghana's jurisprudence, especially the influence of the requirements of the international rights movement, particularly of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The article delves into the constitutional history of Ghana and its impact on the evolution of rights in the country. Of particular historical emphasis is the emergence of socio-economic rights under the Directive Principles of State Policy in the 1979 Constitution. However, the significance of the socio-economic rights only became profound with the return to democratic rule under the 1992 Constitution, again under a distinct chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy. However, unlike its counterpart, the chapter on the Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms, which is directly enforceable, the Directive Principles of State Policy were not. It took the Supreme Court of Ghana a series of landmark decisions until finally, in 2008, it arrived at a presumption of justiciability in respect of all of the provisions in the 1992 Constitution. It is evident that prior to this, the Supreme Court was not willing to apply the same standards of adjudication and enforcement as it ordinarily applies in respect of rights under the chapter on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms. Having surmounted the non-justiciability hurdle, what is left is for the courts to begin to vigorously pursue an agenda that puts socio-economic rights at the centre of Ghana's rights adjudication framework. The article draws on comparative experiences from India and South Africa to showcase the extent of judicial creativity in rights adjudication. In India, the courts have been able to work around provisions restricting the enforcement of Directive Principles by often connecting them to Fundamental Freedoms. In South Africa, there is no hierarchy between civil and political rights on the one hand and socio-economic rights on the other; for that reason, the courts give equal ventilation to both sets of rights. The article further analyses these examples in the light of ongoing constitutional reforms in Ghana. It argues that these reforms fall short of the activism required to propel socio-economic rights adjudication to the forefront in Ghana's jurisprudence. In this regard, the article proposes social movements as a viable tool for socio-economic rights advocacy by recounting its success in previous controversial issues in Ghana. The article also connects this to other important building blocks like building socio-economic rights into a national development blueprint. Overall, the article calls for an imaginative socio-economic rights enforcement approach that is predicated on legislation, judicial activism, social movements and a national development blueprint aimed at delivering a qualitative life for the Ghanaian.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

Yankson-Mensah, Marian. "Transitional justice and constitutionalism: The case of Ghana." South African Journal of Criminal Justice 33, no. 3 (2020): 543–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/sacj/v33/i3a2.

Full text

Abstract:

The delicate process of constitution-making during transition covers a range of issues, but usually features questions on how to address past human rights violations, change repressive laws, recognise basic rights and reform state institutions. Hence, the constitution-making process can have significant implications on the transitional justice mechanisms that are adopted and how they are implemented. In the case of Ghana, the 1992 Constitution came into force after decades of political instability. On 28 April 1992, a draft constitution for Ghana’s fourth republic was approved in a referendum. As part of the transitional provisions in the 1992 Constitution, amnesty provisions were enshrined to protect members of all previous military regimes from prosecution. However, the 1992 Constitution did not contain express provisions for initiation of other transitional justice mechanisms. In a bid to reflect on the rarely examined relationship between transitional justice mechanisms and constitutionalism, this paper shall examine Ghana’s amnesty laws, truth commission and reparative measures in relation to the constitution-making process and constitutional norms. The paper opines that as separate processes towards a common end, proper synchronisation of Ghana’s transitional justice processes and constitution-making could have shaped the country’s transitional justice mechanisms in the right direction towards achieving their perceived goals.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

England, Philippa. "Forest Protection and the Rights of Cocoa Farmers in Western Ghana." Journal of African Law 37, no. 2 (1993): 164–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855300011220.

Full text

Abstract:

The history of illegal farming activities in certain forest reserves in the Western Region of Ghana demonstrates the magnitude of the problems facing conservationists, administrators and forestry personnel i n developing countries. The objective of this article is to explore briefly some of those problems and to reflect on the value of a human rights approach to environmental protection in the light of events in Western Ghana. First, the article presents evidence of the scale of illegal farming i n some forest reserves in the Western Region, before discussing the various initiatives taken since the 1960s to reserve and protect forest land in this Region. The administrative, legal and political obstacles to their success are highlighted as is the role played by competing interest groups. The implications of this analysis for the concept of environmental rights is then briefly discussed and alternative proposals for tackling this problem suggested.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Asamoah, Kwame, and Emmanuel Ababio Ofosu-Mensah. "Fruitlessness of Anti-Corruption Agencies: Lessons from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice in Ghana." Journal of Asian and African Studies 53, no. 7 (March 27, 2018): 987–1001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909618762575.

Full text

Abstract:

Political corruption has become one of the most topical issues in the political discourse in Ghana. This stems from the fact that corruption has become so endemic and systemic in Ghanaian polity with its negative effects on the economy. Indeed, political corruption negatively affects job creation, investment potentials, infrastructural development and generally the standard of living of the people. It is within this context that anti-corruption institutions have been established in Ghana to address the menace of corruption. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is one of such institutions established under the 1992 Republican Constitution of Ghana tasked with the responsibility of addressing the problem of corruption in Ghanaian public administration system. This paper examines the extent to which the Commission has achieved this constitutional mandate of addressing the problem of corruption. The study finds that some drawbacks which inhibit the potency of CHRAJ in addressing the problem of corruption include lack of political will by the governing elite to support the institution, eroding confidence of the Commission, the trend of appointing the Head of the Commission in an acting capacity, constitutional weaknesses, poor capacity building support and low motivation. The paper therefore offers pragmatic policy suggestions to address the inherent deficiencies of the Commission with the objective of making it more functional.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Mubangizi, John Cantius. "The Constitutional Protection of Socio-Economic Rights in Selected African Countries: A Comparative Evaluation." African Journal of Legal Studies 2, no. 1 (2006): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/221097312x13397499736345.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractThis article evaluates the extent to which a few selected African countries have incorporated socio-economic rights in their constitutions, the mechanisms through which such rights are realised, the challenges such realisation entails and the approach taken by the courts and other human rights institutions in those countries towards the realisation and enforcement of those rights. The survey examines South Africa, Namibia, Uganda and Ghana. Apart from the logical geographical spread, all these countries enacted their present constitutions around the same time (1990 to 1996) in an attempt to transform themselves into democratic societies. In a sense, these countries can be seen as transitional societies, emerging as they have done, from long periods of apartheid and foreign domination or autocratic dictatorships. The latter is true for Uganda and Ghana while the former refers to South Africa and Namibia. The article concludes that South Africa has not only made the most advanced constitutional provision for socio-economic rights, it has also taken the lead in the judicial enforcement of such rights, an experience from which the other countries in the survey can learn.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Nkhata, Mwiza Jo. "Res judicata and the Admissibility of Applications before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: a Fresh Look at Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Republic of Ghana." Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 19, no. 3 (November 27, 2020): 470–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718034-12341432.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract In Dexter Eddie Johnson v. Republic of Ghana, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court), for only the second time in its history, applied Article 56(7) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Charter) to declare a case inadmissible. The Court reasoned that the case was inadmissible since the applicant had first approached, and obtained a determination, from the United Nations Human Rights Committee before lodging his case with the Court. This article analyses the Court’s decision and attempts to unpack the Court’s interpretation and application of the doctrine of res judicata, which is the essence of the requirement in Article 56(7) of the Charter.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

Idemudia, Uwafiokun, Cynthia Kwakyewah, and Judy Muthuri. "Mining, the environment, and human rights in Ghana: An area of limited statehood perspective." Business Strategy and the Environment 29, no. 7 (July 12, 2020): 2919–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bse.2581.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Tudzi, Eric P., John T. Bugri, and Anthony K. Danso. "Human Rights of Students with Disabilities in Ghana: Accessibility of the University Built Environment." Nordic Journal of Human Rights 35, no. 3 (July 3, 2017): 275–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18918131.2017.1348678.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

Ibrahim, Suleman, and Sirkka Komulainen. "Physical punishment in Ghana and Finland: criminological, sociocultural, human rights and child protection implications." International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies 4, no. 1 (2016): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijhrcs.2016.076060.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

van Klinken, Adriaan. "Religion and the Inculturation of Human Rights in Ghana, written by Abamfo Ofori Atiemo." Journal of Religion in Africa 45, no. 3-4 (September 16, 2015): 346–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340055.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Ansah, Tawia B. "Truth Without Reconciliation: A Human Rights History of Ghana, written by Abena Ampofoa Asare." African Journal of Legal Studies 12, no. 1 (December 18, 2019): 107–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340045.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Ameh, Robert Kwame. "Reconciling Human Rights and Traditional Practices: The Anti-TrokosiCampaign in Gnana." Canadian journal of law and society 19, no. 2 (August 2004): 51–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0829320100008139.

Full text

Abstract:

RésuméUne abondante littérature documente de nombreux exemples de tentatives d'abolir ou de réformer des pratiques traditionnelles allant à l'encontre des droits humains dans différentes sociétés, mais peu de cas de succès ont été rapportés. Celui de la campagne récente contre le systèmetrokosiau Ghana, qui implique la servitude rituelle de femmes, est une exception notable. Jusqu'en août 2000, 59% de toutes lestrokosisavaient été libérées, et en 2004, on estimait leur nombre à moins de 200. La campagne antitrokosi, menée d'abord sous la bannière d'une croisade chrétienne contre la pratique religieuse traditionnelleEwe, avait suscité l'hostilité et peu de coopération auprès les propriétaires des temples et les pratiquants. Ce n'est qu'en changeant la stratégie, à partir de 1995, en campagne internationale pour les droits humains que la voie s'ouvrit pour une première libération massive detrokosis, en 1996. L'auteur soutient que le succès de la campagne est surtout dû à l'approche particulière des droits humains fondée sur l'éducation, le dialogue, la sensibilité culturelle et le respect mutuel.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Gabel, Shirley Gatenio. "Social protection and children's rights in developing countries." Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy 30, no. 3 (October 2014): 199–216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21699763.2014.921233.

Full text

Abstract:

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in almost any population because of their physical and emotional dependence on adults and social status. Their vulnerability is greater in many developing countries because of the higher incidence of poverty and nascent social protection mechanisms. Social protection can serve as a tool to perpetuate inequities or can be used to promote human rights, equality, and inclusiveness. This paper looks at how social protection evolving in four developing countries, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, affects the realization of children's rights. Each country's social protection efforts are analyzed according to the type of effort and then compared to indicators measuring the realization of children's rights. The analysis indicates that well-coordinated social protection systems with wide coverage that include social assistance, social insurance, as well as human capital and empowerment efforts are more likely to result in the progressive realization of children's rights.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Magnus, Jeff D. Grischow, and Nicole Stocco. "Cloak of Invisibility: A Literature Review of Physical Disability in Ghana." SAGE Open 10, no. 1 (January 2020): 215824401990056. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244019900567.

Full text

Abstract:

This literature review surveys the state of current scholarship on physical disability in Ghana. The intention is to identify major themes and opinions relating to the challenges faced by Ghanaians with physical disabilities. After an extensive literature review, the authors selected 21 articles for inclusion based on the criteria that they had to focus on physical disability in a Ghanaian setting. Reviewing the articles revealed that most scholars have focused on the pervasive oppression of Ghanaians with physical disabilities. Six major topic areas emerged, including the experience of the disability rights movement from the 1990s to the present, the public perception of people with physical disabilities, the issue of families and abuse, the rights to education, challenges around employment and finances, and health care for disabled Ghanaians. This literature review presents these topics, discusses their implications, and makes suggestions for further research and action to improve human rights for Ghanaians with physical disabilities.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Asamoah-Gyadu, J. Kwabena. "Of 'Sour Grapes' and 'Children's Teeth': Inherited Guilt, Human Rights and Processes of Restoration in Ghanaian Pentecostalism." Exchange 33, no. 4 (2004): 334–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1572543042948295.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractThe rise of the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement in African countries like Ghana has inspired new ways of dealing with the challenges of life. A critical area of operation for the movement is the 'healing and deliverance' ministry. One of its main aims is to help people deal with inherited guilt through rituals for healing the past. The worldview of mystical causality that underlies a system of shrine slavery among the Ewe of Ghana called Trokosi, offer one example from traditional religions, of how such traditional institutions may stigmatise victims and generations after them, sometimes perpetually. Vestiges of such stigmatisation still remain even in places where shrine slavery has been abolished by law. In keeping with the prophetic declaration by Ezekiel that the sins of the fathers shall no more be visited on their children (Ezekiel 18), the Pentecostal/Charismatic ministry of 'healing and deliverance' provides a Christian ritual context in which the enslaving effects of generational curses resulting from the sins of one's ancestry may be broken. Pentecostals believe that it is through the 'deliverance' that the born again Christian may experience fullness of life in Christ.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Asomah, Joseph Yaw. "Cultural rights versus human rights: A critical analysis of the trokosi practice in Ghana and the role of civil society." African Human Rights Law Journal 15, no. 1 (2015): 129–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2015/v15n1a6.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Mutua, Makau. "Human Rights in Africa: The Limited Promise of Liberalism." African Studies Review 51, no. 1 (April 2008): 17–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/arw.0.0031.

Full text

Abstract:

I would like to begin by expressing my deep gratitude and humility to the board of directors of the African Studies Association for inviting me to deliver the 2007 Bashorun M. K. O. Abiola Lecture on the momentous occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the ASA. This singular honor makes me conscious that I follow in the hallowed footsteps of several giants of African politics and studies including Ali A. Mazrui, Gertrude Mongella, and Thandika Mkandawire, among other distinguished thinkers who preceded me on this podium. As most of you know, I am trained as a legal scholar, but my work has benefited tremendously from the support of several senior students of Africa in the audience, including Joel D. Barkan, John W. Harbeson, Frank Holmquist, and Ali A. Mazrui. Nor would I forget to thank Athena Mutua, my spouse, who is here with me. But I know that this meeting would not have been possible without the indefatigable work of Pearl Robinson, the president of the ASA; Carol L. Martin, the executive director of the ASA; Kimme Carlos, the program manager of the annual meeting; and Stanlie James, the program chair.This is a special occasion for all those who study and love Africa. The ASA is fifty, which is a historic milestone by any count. Ghana, one of the first African countries to free itself from the yoke of colonialism, is also fifty. We thus take stock of the continent after the first half century of decolonization with an appropriate theme—“Twenty-First Century Africa: Evolving Conceptions of Human Rights.”

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Abdulai, Emmanuel Saffa. "Constitutional Theories, International Legal Doctrines and Jurisprudential Foundation for State of Emergency." IALS Student Law Review 8, no. 1 (March 3, 2021): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.14296/islr.v8i1.5266.

Full text

Abstract:

The conceptualisation of a state of emergency has emerged in the discourse of politics, international human rights and constitutional law as the most potent threat to the full realisation and implementation of constitutional and international human rights. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state of emergency has become a tool for the violation of fundamental human rights not only in the West African region, but globally. This article seeks to examine the concept of state of emergency in international law and constitutional jurisprudence in order to understand whether recent claims of many governments declaring states of emergency can be justified. This article analyses and reviews the constitutional history of the use of state of emergency in Europe, United States and eventually three West Africa counties in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

36

Small Bilyeu, Amy. "Trokosi - The Practice of Sexual Slavery in Ghana: Religious and Cultural Freedom vs. Human Rights." Indiana International & Comparative Law Review 9, no. 2 (January 2, 1999): 457–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/17469.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

37

Atiemo, Abamfo O. "Punish My Husband but not so Hard: Religion, Customary Values and Conventional Approaches to Human Rights in Ghana." Religion and Human Rights 7, no. 2 (2012): 71–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187103212x650059.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract Incorporating international human rights provisions into domestic legislation and implementing them have always been a challenge for several African countries. This is especially so where religious and customary values are involved. The limitations of conventional approaches employing legislation, litigation and protests alone often become radically exposed in such contexts. This was illustrated by a long public debate that preceded the passage of Ghana’s Domestic Violence Act (Act 723), 2007. A national debate, facilitated by the proliferation of FM radio stations that employ both English and the leading mother-tongues, enabled citizens at the grassroots to also participate in the discussions. Using the debate mentioned above as a case-study, this article discusses constraints imposed on the growth of human rights culture in situations where religious and customary values are widely held. Since such values inspire behaviours and attitudes rooted in religious belief and custom, they remain largely resistant to purely secular methods. At the end the article proposes an integrative approach that combines conventional methods with religious and cultural resources in an effort to gain wide acceptance of international human rights norms in such societies.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

38

Selorme Gedzi, Victor, and George Jr. Anderson. "Situating the Religious Market Theory in Ghanaian Religious Context : Merits and Demerits." African Journal of Religion Philosophy and Culture 2, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 57–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2634-7644/2020/v2n1a4.

Full text

Abstract:

This study reviewed the religious market theory in relation to the religious economy of Neo-Prophetic Pentecostal-Charismatic churches in Ghana. Using unstructured qualitative interviews and focus group discussions, the study discovered that the theory in its present western context ignored Ghanaian religio-cultural sensibilities that affect decision-making in every aspect of the Ghanaian's life. It also ignored ethical and human rights cases such as flogging or at times stepping on pregnant women for alleged involvement in sinful acts. In other cases, prophets/pastors touch women's private parts for alleged claims of casting out demons. These missing links in the theory appear to produce a distorted view of the realities of religious actors in Ghana. Thus, the analysis implicates the widening of the theoretical framework to encompass the missing links that significantly influence the behavior of religious actors in Ghana.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

39

Buerger, C., and E. Holzer. "How Does Community Participation Work? Human Rights and the Hidden Labour of Interstitial Elites in Ghana." Journal of Human Rights Practice 7, no. 1 (December 18, 2014): 72–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huu024.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

40

Adonteng-Kissi, Obed. "Parental perceptions of child labour and human rights: A comparative study of rural and urban Ghana." Child Abuse & Neglect 84 (October 2018): 34–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.017.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

41

Sossou, Marie-Antoinette, and Joseph A. Yogtiba. "Abuse, Neglect, and Violence Against Elderly Women in Ghana: Implications for Social Justice and Human Rights." Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect 27, no. 4-5 (September 11, 2015): 422–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2015.1091423.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

42

Attobra, Godwin. "Human Rights in Ghana: Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and their Access to Public Infrastructure in Winneba." International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 8, no. 3 (June 25, 2021): 62–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.14445/23942703/ijhss-v8i3p110.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

43

Mohindra, Katia S., and Ted Schrecker. "From bulldozing to housing rights: reducing vulnerability and improving health in African slums." Global Health Promotion 20, no. 1_suppl (March 2013): 64–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975912462425.

Full text

Abstract:

Forced evictions heighten vulnerability among slum dwellers who already face multiple risks of ill health. They constitute a well-documented violation of economic and social rights and are reaching epidemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa as economic globalization creates and strengthens incentives for forced evictions. We describe evictions in the slums of four African metropolitan areas: Accra (Ghana), Lagos (Nigeria), Luanda (Angola) and Nairobi (Kenya). We survey diverse strategies used in responding to forced evictions and outline the challenges and barriers encountered. We conclude that the international human rights framework offers an important approach for protecting the health of vulnerable populations.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

44

Deere, Carmen Diana, Abena D. Oduro, Hema Swaminathan, and Cheryl Doss. "Property rights and the gender distribution of wealth in Ecuador, Ghana and India." Journal of Economic Inequality 11, no. 2 (February 7, 2013): 249–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10888-013-9241-z.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

45

Read, Ursula M. "Rights as Relationships: Collaborating with Faith Healers in Community Mental Health in Ghana." Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry 43, no. 4 (November 15, 2019): 613–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11013-019-09648-3.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractThis paper explores the ways in which mental health workers think through the ethics of working with traditional and faith healers in Ghana. Despite reforms along the lines advocated by global mental health, including rights-based legislation and the expansion of community-based mental health care, such healers remain popular resources for treatment and mechanical restraint and other forms of coercion commonplace. As recommended in global mental health policy, mental health workers are urged to form collaborations with healers to prevent human rights abuses and promote psychiatric alternatives for treatment. However, precisely how such collaborations might be established is seldom described. This paper draws on ethnographic research to investigate how mental health workers approach working with healers and the moral imagination which informs their relationship. Through an analysis of trainee mental health workers’ encounters with a Prophet and his patients, the paper reveals how mental health workers attempt to negotiate the tensions between their professional duty of care, their Christian faith, and the authority of healers. I argue that, rather than enforcing legal prohibitions, mental health workers seek to avoid confrontation and manouver within existing hierarchies, thereby preserving sentiments of obligation and reciprocity within a shared moral landscape and established forms of sociality.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

46

d'Orsi, Cristiano. "Ghana and the Paradoxical Situation of Its Asylum-Seekers: Selected Grounds for Alleged Persecution in a Supposed Democratic Country." African Journal of International and Comparative Law 26, no. 2 (May 2018): 181–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2018.0227.

Full text

Abstract:

This study investigates the paradoxical situation of the relatively high number of Ghanaian nationals applying for asylum in various countries, whereas Ghana is widely recognised as having a positive record on the protection of human rights. This study analyses the requests for asylum submitted by 30 Ghanaian nationals (10 women and 20 men: generally men outnumber women in asylum applications) to seven countries (Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US) over the last 25 years.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

47

Morley, Louise, and Alison Croft. "Agency and Advocacy: Disabled Students in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania." Research in Comparative and International Education 6, no. 4 (January 1, 2011): 383–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/rcie.2011.6.4.383.

Full text

Abstract:

Between 10% and 15% of the world's population are thought to be disabled. The 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an example of emerging global policy architecture for human rights for disabled people. Article 24 states that disabled people should receive the support required to facilitate their effective education. In research, links between higher education access, equalities and disability are being explored by scholars of the sociology of higher education. However, with the exception of some small-scale studies from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Rwanda, Namibia, Uganda and Pakistan, literature tends to come from the global North. Yet there is a toxic correlation between disability and poverty – especially in the global South. This article is based on a review of the global literature on disability in higher education and interview findings from the project ‘Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: developing an Equity Scorecard’, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Department for International Development. A central finding was that while disability was associated with constraints, misrecognition, frustration, exclusion and even danger, students' agency, advocacy and achievement in higher education offered opportunities for transforming spoiled identities.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

48

Morhe, Renee Aku Sitsofe, Felix Kwame Sosoo, and Emmanuel Komla Senanu Morhe. "Human Rights-Based Approach to Reducing Preventable Maternal Deaths in Ghana: A Six-year Review of Media Reports." Ghana Journal of Development Studies 16, no. 3 (November 5, 2019): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjds.v16i3.7.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

49

Luginaah, Isaac N., Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, and Mary-Margaret Taabazuing. "From mandatory to voluntary testing: Balancing human rights, religious and cultural values, and HIV/AIDS prevention in Ghana." Social Science & Medicine 61, no. 8 (October 2005): 1689–700. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.03.034.

Full text

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

50

Engmann, Rachel Ama Asaa. "Name, Shame, and Jail: An Interview with Anas Aremeyaw Anas." African Studies Review 63, no. 4 (August 5, 2020): E1—E24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asr.2020.73.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractAnas Aremeyaw Anas has been called Africa’s “most notorious” journalist.1 He has produced documentaries extensively about human rights and corruption in Africa. As an undercover investigator, he is infamous for working in disguise. Operating under the mantra, “name, shame, and jail,” Anas describes himself as a “modern day crime fighter.” Anas has won numerous accolades, in Ghana and internationally, for work exploring illegal mining, sex work, infertility clinics, mental health care, cocoa plantations and child labor, corruption in the judiciary and international football. Anas sat down for an interview with Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann in 2018 to discuss his methods and interests.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

We offer discounts on all premium plans for authors whose works are included in thematic literature selections. Contact us to get a unique promo code!