Renowned human rights advocate and journalist, Joseph Kobla Wemakor will be joining a distinguished panel to discuss the ‘State of Human Rights Defenders in Ghana’ via Twitter Space.
The multi-faceted journalist will be pairing up with two other esteemed panelists in the discussion set to enlighten the public about the varying challenges and developments faced by human rights defenders in Ghana.
The anticipated Twitter Space dialog platform, which is scheduled to hold on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at exactly 10.45 a.m. (GMT), will allow him to shed light on the state of human rights advocacy in Ghana while engaging with an online audience.
The discussion will focus on the existing challenges faced by human rights activists in the country, the success stories, and the way forward to ensure the continuous protection of human rights.
Wemakor, an established Ghanaian journalist and a human rights defender, who is recognized internationally, continues to bring to the fore pressing human rights issues in the country.
His immense contribution to human rights activism spans over a decade, incorporating a blend of investigative reporting and grass-root activism. Mr. Wemakor is the founder of Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), an NGO committed to ending human rights abuses in Ghana, especially against children and women.
Wemakor’s panelists include two eminent human rights defenders, Rebecca Ekpe, a Media Advocate who also doubles as the Editor-In-Chief of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, and Prospera Konkuri, the Programmes Manager at the Gender Center for Empowering Development (GenCED), who have also made significant strides in contributing to the betterment of human rights conditions in Ghana.
Their expertise and insights will feed into a comprehensive and enlightening discussion, tailored to give followers of the event a realistic picture of the country’s human rights landscape.
Such discussions are critical considering Ghana’s chequered human rights record. Though the country is considered one of the more stable democracies in Africa, it still grapples with a number of human rights issues, highlighted by instances of police brutality, gender-based violence, discrimination against vulnerable groups, and clampdowns on freedom of speech and assembly.
The conversation initiated by this Twitter Space, an initiative of Gender Center for Empowering Development (GenCED) and powered by the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network (AfricanDefenders) hopes to foster an understanding and awareness of these issues among Ghanaians and the international community.
It aims to encourage proactive engagement with human rights advocacy, by prompting action from governmental, non-governmental and individual quarters.
For those interested in joining the discussion, can follow the panelists on Twitter @GenCEDgh and set their notifications to receive alerts on the scheduled Twitter Space.
This unique platform will provide Ghanaians at home and abroad, as well as global human rights advocates, a chance to interact directly with Mr. Wemakor and his team.
It will stand as an opportunity to learn from their experiences, while also potentially influencing policy and advocacy strategies for human rights defense in Ghana.
Joseph Wemakor’s commitment to addressing human rights abuses in Ghana seeks to ensure that the country upholds the inherent dignity and equal, inalienable rights of all its citizens. The Twitter Space will no doubt shed light on the human rights situation in the country while promoting the importance of informed advocacy.
Source:humanrightsreporters.com
