Press Releases

Accra, Oct 10, GNA – In commemorating the 20th World Day against the Death Penalty on Monday October 10, 2022, the Action by Christians Against Torture (ACAT) and Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) have jointly appealed to government to pardon condemned prisoners.  This is in support of the global call spearheaded by Federation of International...

The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has learned with regret the alleged crime of defilement of two minors of 12 and 14 years perpetrated by Benjamin Narh Okunor, a 64-year old foster father of the two victims at Kpone-Bawaleshie in the Greater Accra Region.    The paedophile, according to media reports, was said to have...

The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), a vibrant media advocacy cum human rights non-governmental organization has charged the Ghana Police Service to endeavour and ensure that those miscreants committed the atrocious act by flogging the two lovers in Wa are meant to face the full rigours of the law at all cost. This follows media...

As all peoples of the world are once again called upon to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the World Health Organization, in observing the 2022 World Health Day, the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) wishes every Ghanaians in all walks of life, a life of good health and prosperity in all their endeavors. The HRRG is...

The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), a media advocacy cum human rights non-governmental organization has expressed utter shock at a viral video which captured police officer allegedly harassing a female in a vehicle. In a press release signed by Joseph Wemakor, it’s Executive Director, the group outrightly condemns the shameful and indispicable act of General...

For Immediate Release October 11, 2021 To All Media Houses 2021 Int’l Day of the Girl Child: Safeguard the rights of girls for a brighter future-Human Rights Reporters Ghana   As the world commemorate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to the growth of girls around the world, we at the...

Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has been following the media space with grave concern on the alleged cases of assault and battery on unarmed students in Kumasi Senior High School protesting the Ghana Education Service (GES) directives to keep them in school for their mid-semester break instead of going home. The report in the media...

The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) regrets the inhumane actions of some section of the public on persons identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) in our communities following the recent launch of their office space in Accra which has generated a huge public outcry. According to reports making rounds on both...

Accra, Dec 10, – As the world marks the Human Rights Day 2020 today, various activities are being organized in many parts of the world and on the global stage to commemorate the significant day. In Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), is equally raising its voice in support of calls...

Today is 2020 Human Rights Day, an important moment in the fight for and the respect for the human rights of people across the world. This year’s theme is “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights.”  In a press release signed by the Executive Director, Joseph Kobla Wemakor and copied to the media, the Human...