Human Rights Reporters Ghana

The cocoa industry is one of the most important sectors in Ghana, contributing significantly to the country’s economy. Ghana is the second-largest cocoa producer globally, with around 800,000 cocoa farmers. However, despite its importance, the industry faces a critical issue that threatens the livelihoods of cocoa farmers – the heinous exploitation of Ghanaian cocoa farmers...

The Ghana CSOs Platform on SDGs and its network members including the CDD-Ghana, the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), and the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) among others have demanded that sanitary products be reclassed as “essential social goods” and that import taxes be immediately removed on them in order to make them more...

SmartRiz Africa, a non-governmental organization has partnered the Future African Leaders Foundation, INSPIRE HER and the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) to hold the biggest community durbar at Jawani, a village located at the Mamprusi East District in the North East Region of Ghana aimed at sensitizing the masses on menstrual health hygiene practices including...

The Centre for Science & Health Communication (CSHC) has taken a significant step towards battling infectious diseases in Ghana by building the capacity of Ghanaian journalists on infectious disease reporting. The centre, which provides a platform for the dissemination of scientific and health information, has recognized the role that journalists can play in educating the...

Climate change is a global phenomenon that is becoming increasingly severe with each passing day. Anthropogenic activities, such as emission of harmful greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, deforestation, and industrialization, have contributed to this problem. Climate change is a tragedy that has far-reaching impacts on the planet, from rising sea levels to extreme weather patterns....

The death penalty is a controversial and highly emotive issue in many countries around the world, including Ghana. While there are arguments on both sides of the debate, there is growing consensus that the use of the death penalty is no longer necessary or effective in modern society. As such, there is an urgent need...

Joseph Kobla Wemakor is a Ghanaian human rights defender who has dedicated his life to defending the rights of marginalized communities in Ghana and beyond. Wemakor has been named a finalist of the 2023 AfricanDefenders Shield Awards, a prestigious award that recognizes the efforts of individuals working to promote and protect human rights in Africa....

In recent years, the world has witnessed outbreaks of deadly diseases such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19. These epidemics have highlighted the importance of having well-prepared public health emergency systems in place. However, many developing countries, including Ghana, lack adequate resources to respond effectively to health emergencies. Establishing a public health emergency fund in Ghana...

The Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has received with shock the decision by the GES to dismiss 8 Chiana SHS students who went viral after spewing vulgar and unprintable words on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2022. As a human rights group, our position on the decision by the Dr. Eric Nkansah-led GES is...

We rise up every morning to cases of all sort of abuses in our nation with children, girls and women being the hardest hit Abuses ranging from child trafficking, child labour, child sexual abuse, child marriage, violations of the right of child to education including all other forms of physical and emotional abuses stares us...