NEWS IN GHANA

  Some stories stay with you long after the work is done. This is one of them. In recent weeks, I have been deeply involved in efforts that led to the safe return of a young Ghanaian woman, Patience Asiam, who had been stranded in Iraq under distressing and exploitative conditions. What began as a routine case quickly evolved into a powerful reminder of why advocacy must remain at the heart of our work. Patience, 27, had travelled to Iraq in February 2025 in search of better economic opportunities as a domestic worker under a two-year contract. Like many young Ghanaians, she carried with her hope, determination, and the dream of supporting herself and her family. But things did not go as planned. After developing a serious eye condition, she was unable to continue working. What followed was a period of uncertainty and vulnerability. Stranded in a foreign country, without the means to return home, her situation became even more troubling when her employer allegedly demanded a financ...

  Across Africa, the conversation around press freedom is becoming increasingly urgent. From growing restrictions on journalists to shrinking civic space, concerns about the future of free expression continue to mount. Yet, beneath this broader crisis lies a deeper, often overlooked reality—the voices of persons with disabilities are being pushed even further to the margins. For Dr. Joseph Kobla Wemakor, a distinguished Ghanaian human rights advocate, journalist, and development communicator, this is not just a policy issue. It is a matter of justice, inclusion, and representation. In a recent interview on Africa In Perspective, a programme on Lagos-based Radio Now 95.7 FM, Dr. Wemakor painted a compelling picture of what is at stake.  Speaking ahead of a major global engagement, he warned that the decline in press freedom across parts of Africa is not only undermining democracy but also deepening inequality. “The media is a vital tool for accountability and truth,” he said. “...

  In many parts of Africa today, conversations about democracy are increasingly shaped by a familiar concern: shrinking civic space. At the same time, another quieter but equally urgent struggle continues—ensuring that persons with disabilities are not left out of those conversations altogether. It is against this backdrop that Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) is heading to Lusaka, Zambia, for RightsCon 2026, bringing with it a dialogue that seeks to connect both struggles in a single global conversation. On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., HRRG will host a high-level session titled “Silenced Twice: Press Freedom and Disability Voices Under Threat in Africa” at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre (Kenneth Kaunda Wing). The session is part of the wider RightsCon summit convened by Access Now , a global organisation based in New York known for its work in defending digital rights and civic freedoms. For HRRG, the Lusaka dialogue is not just anothe...

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    The Vice Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Hon. Commissioner Janet Sallah-Njie, has issued a bold and urgent call to African Union (AU) member states to move beyond commitments and take decisive action to ratify and implement all African human rights treaties. Delivering the keynote address at the opening of a high-level continental advocacy meeting in Accra on September 27, Commissioner Sallah-Njie warned that Africa stands at a crossroads between promise and paralysis—armed with the right legal instruments but failing to activate them in ways that protect the continent’s most vulnerable. “The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights is not merely a legal document. It is a declaration that the dignity of the African people is non-negotiable,” she declared. “Yet despite this, we continue to face a continental paradox—possessing the tools for transformation, yet hesitating to fully build with them.” The two-day meeting, ...

  ‘Development That Undermines Women’s Rights Is Exploitation’ — AU Commissioner Sounds Alarm at High-Level Workshop in Accra   In a commanding call to action that set the tone for a pivotal continental gathering, Hon. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah Njie, Vice-Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, issued a stern warning: “Development that undermines the rights and dignity of women is not development—it is exploitation.” Speaking at the opening of a high-level two-day workshop held from 25th to 26th September 2025 in Accra, Sallah Njie, who also serves as the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, decried the persistent marginalization of women across the continent, especially in communities impacted by extractive industries. Her speech launched a hard-hitting indictment of systems that continue to profit from women’s exclusion, environmental harm, and reproductive injustice. “Millions of women continue to live without access to ed...