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They came as interns, from all over the world. And they had wonderful experiences during their stay at HRAC.
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Speaking up about human rights is one of THE MOST IMPORTANT ways that we can help to protect and promote rights in Ghana.
Read moreHRAC’s main focus areas revolved around Research, Advocacy and Access to Justice
Research and fact-finding is an integral component of the HRAC. The office undertakes research on varied levels of human rights issues, both in the field and from the desktop.
Many have said that the protection of human rights is possibly Ghana’s ‘most spectacular success’ since the return of multiparty democracy in 1992.
Access to justice in Ghana continues to be hindered by a range of obstacles including religion, tradition and culture.
In Ghana, Persons with Mental Disabilities (PMDs) constitute a vulnerable group. They are often subjected to discrimination, social isolation and exclusion, human rights violations and cultural stigma, which leads to lack of social support and access to health care. For a population of more than 28 million people, there are currently only 16 psychiatrists and 1,558 psychiatric nurses operating in the country (numbers from 2015).
Ghana is committed to protecting human rights in fulfillment of its domestic and international obligations. The Constitution makes provision for the right of all persons to be treated equally and without distinction on grounds including gender and economic status.
Human rights are inherent in every person and cannot, except within legally approved parameters, be denied.
Human rights violations especially against the vulnerable, marginalised and poor are however widespread in Ghana.
It takes an Organisation with the right capacity and commitment to protect the human rights of these voiceless communities.
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The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) is a not-for-profit, independent, non-partisan, research and advocacy organization set up to advance and protect human rights in Ghana.
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The Human Rights Clinic was set up by the Human Rights Advocacy Centre to give free legal support to the public. The Human Rights Clinic aims to address human rights.
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Our attention has been drawn to an alleged manhandling and torture of a journalist who is also the editor of an online news portal, Moder
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Mental health care services lack adequate funding, political attention and social awareness leaving mentally disabled people with ...
