November 26, 2007
	MOWAC promises shelter for victims of Domestic Violence The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC), Hon. Daniel Dugan has revealed that government through MOWAC is mobilizing financial resources to establish shelters in all the ten regions for victims of domestic violence who might require temporary shelter and counseling services.  He said it is the concern of government and its responsibility to protect every citizen especially women and children against violence.

	November 26, 2007
	MORE ACTION NEEDED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Last Friday, TV3 showed a gory news item in which a so-called father put hot charcoal in the palms of his son and mercilessly beat him till he fell in charcoal pot and got burnt the more. Only God knows what punishment this wicked father have been meting out to the boy’s mother if they are still living under one roof. This and other atrocities against women and children give ample justification for all Ghanaians to take domestic violence seriously. Yesterday November 25 a programme dubbed 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender Violence on the theme, “Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles” was launched by the Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE) in Accra.

	November 26, 2007
	More action needed on Domestic Violence Atrocities against women and children has given ample justification for all Ghanaians to take domestic violence seriously. Yesterday November 25 a programme dubbed 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender Violence on the theme, "Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles" was launched by the Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE) in Accra.

	November 14, 2007
	IDEG, IBIS Ghana hold forum on governance issues in Upper East The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) in collaboration with IBIS Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on Tuesday organised a day's forum for the public on governance issues in the Garu-Tempane District.The Governance Issues Forum (GIF) was aimed at strengthening and enhancing civic participation, women's involvement and public accountability in local governance through dialoguing between citizens and public officials.

	November 13, 2007
	Redefine Role Of Women In Conflict Prevention-WANEP he West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP) yesterday called on governments in the sub-region to redefine the role of women in conflict prevention and peace-building, as women suffered the most in times of conflicts

	November 6, 2007
	Administrators to discuss challenges About 100 leaders from Commonwealth countries will converge in Accra on tomorrow to explore how to develop and maintain high quality public service in their respective states. The three-day conference is expected to bring together heads of Civil Service, Public Service Commissioners, head of Public Service organisations including public service training institutions and leaders of Human Resource Development.

	November 5, 2007
	Trainers workshop on capacity building underway A one-week training of trainers workshop on participatory planning to build capacity of district level staff to enable them respond to the needs of rural communities has taken place in Bole. In a speech, the head of the facilitating team of the workshop, Dr Sylvester Galaa of the University of Development Studies (UDS), said the workshop was organised by the Northern Regional Poverty Reduction Project (NORPREP) for 30 participants drawn from the Bole and Sawla-Tuna-Kalba

	November 2, 2007
	NGOs donate to flood victims The Inter NGO Consortium for Emergency Relief, an NGO Consortium comprising of Action Aid International Ghana, World Vision International and Assemblies of God Relief and Development Services, Ghana, in the Northern Region has donated food items valued at ¢157 million to floods victims in the Northern Region.

	November 1, 2007
	Civil society urges government to take climate change serious The Ghana Trade and Livelihoods Coalition (GTLC), the Peasant Farmers Association (PFAG), Civic Response and Christian Aid are calling on the government to bring the issue of climate change into its development agenda.  Ms. Rebecca Teiko Dottey, the Programme Officer at Civic Response says the recent floods and droughts experienced in the country is a clear example that the country is experiencing climate change- related trends as predicted by scientists.

	October 26, 2007
	Minister calls for attitude change Mrs. Oboshie Sai-Cofie, Minister of Information and National Orientation, has stressed the need for a dramatic change of attitude in the entire citizenry for accelerated development.

	October 25, 2007
	Ghana: Fight Against Corruption is a Collective Responsibility THE NATIONAL Coordinator of the Coalition of Good Governance, Mrs. Leonora Kyeremanteng has called for a holistic attitudinal change among Ghanaians as a measure in preventing corruption from the system.  According to her, the prevention of corruption, to a large extent, will maintain the core value of good governance espoused in the country and thereby entrench it into the system.

	December 22, 2006
	Power invites corruption... Mr. Vitus Azeem of the Centre for Budget Advocacy has said that public officials must be careful with the power they wield since it served as the entry point for corruption

	December 21, 2006
	WACAM implicates Newmont in arrest of activists The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) says Newmont Ghana Gold Limited cannot distance itself from the arrest of its activists by the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command.

	December 21, 2006
	Police say "No contest" to Human Rights Report A report carried by the Daily Graphic newspaper on Monday says the Police Administration would not contest the findings of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice on the level of human rights abuses in the Ghana Police Service.

	December 21, 2006
	Judge Advises WACAM Not to Worry Over Case Justice G.H.K Debrah of the Sunyani Circuit Court 'A', has advised Counsel for the seven activists of the Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), who were arrested for allegedly breaching a section of the Public Order Act at Yamfo on November 27, this year not to worry over the case pending before him.

	December 20, 2006
	Women & Children Need Better Access to Justice On a daily basis, the rights of women and children in Ghana are violated in various forms with impunity while the perpetrators often go unpunished because the victims usually have little or no access to the justice system, according to participants at a workshop on the issue last week.

	December 19, 2006
	Call for Department of Social Welfare to be upgraded There has been a call for the upgrade of the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) to a full ministry. This is because of its critical role in ensuring the effective implementation of the Government's social protection strategy and enforcement of provisions in existing and pending legislation that support the vulnerable, particularly women and children.

	December 13, 2006
	'Double dividend' of gender equality Women in Ghana have a freer rein in work and family life than their sisters across the continent, according to UNICEF's The State of the World's Children 2007.

	December 13, 2006
	Repeal Secrecy Laws — Oye Lithur The Co-ordinator of the Africa Office of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Nana Oye Lithur, has called for the repeal of the country’s secrecy laws to give meaning to the Right to Information (RTI) Bill when it is passed.

	December 11, 2006
	Rights group expresses concern about violations Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international non-governmental organisation, on Monday expressed concern about increasing human rights violations and reminded the Government of its policy to cultivate among the citizenry respect for fundamental human rights, dignity and freedoms.

	December 9, 2006
	Paramount chief joins gender violence campaign Nana Osei Kwame Agyemang Serebour Tia-Toa, Paramount Chief of Juansa Traditional Area, has called on human rights advocacy groups and stakeholders to intensify their campaigns against cultural practices that impact negatively on women.

	December 4, 2006
	Gender Activist decries Low Budgetary Allocation to Women's Ministry An Official of Women in Law and Development (WiLDAF), Bernice Sam has described the 2007 budget allocation of 0.2 percent of total budget given to the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) as very low.

	December 4, 2006
	Civil Society Groups Condemn Arrest of Oxfam Official Newmont Ahafo Gold Mines has been condemned for the unlawful arrest of Mr Ibrahim Aidara, the Programme Officer of the West African Regional Office of Oxfam America and six other activists of Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), including Mr Abdullah Salifu of Ghana.

	November 29, 2006
	Mining-Related Human Rights Violations Raised in Ghana Human rights were the subject of discussion in Ghana as Mary Robinson, president of Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative, met with government representatives, Oxfam America staff, and representatives of Oxfam America partner organizations concerned about mining-related social and environmental problems.

	November 3, 2006
	Farmers in Asutifi District cry foul for unpaid compensation by Newmont Mining Ltd. Farmers at Awonsuoano, a farming community near Ntotroso in the Asutifi District of the Brong Ahafo Region have warned that if Newmont Mining Ltd does not pay compensations for their demolished houses, fish ponds and wells destroyed by the company, they will sacrifice their lives to get justice.