Domestic violence
27% Say Rape Sometimes Acceptable
More than a quarter of EU residents have said that sex without consent may be justified under certain circumstances,...
Jon Benjamin Mocks Obinim Publicly
United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has mocked leader of International God’s Way Church...
Society Must Do More To Protect the Girls – CHRAJ Director
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Mercy Larbi,...
CHRAJ Calls For Protection Of The Girl Child
The Ashanti Regional Director of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Mercy Larbi,...
Are Child Abuse Cases Really Reducing?
A GNA feature by Pomeyie Caroline Accra, Oct. 24, GNA - The sexual abuse of girls is quite prevalent in our society as...
Child Marriages Prevalent In Muslim Communities – NCCE
Northern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Razak Saani has condemned the...
2,807 Men Beaten By Their Wives In 2015 – DOVVSU
Domestic violence cases decreased from 18,356 in 2014 to 16,272 in 2015, Chief Superintendent of Police Laurencia...
Acid Attacker Slapped With Death Sentence In India
A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has given the death penalty to a man for throwing acid at a woman at a busy...
Report Domestic Violence, It’s A Crime
To prevent another domestic violence oriented death in her constituency, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West,...
Acid Attack Survivor To Model
Reshma Qureshi survived an acid attack two years ago - and began to make beauty tips videos as a way to campaign...
2,807 Men ‘Beaten’ by Wives Last Year
A total of 2,807 men reported domestic abuse cases against their wives last year as against 3,143 the previous...
1,296 Girls Defiled, 335 Women Raped in 2014 – Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU).
Available statistics show that a total of 1,296 girls in the country were defiled, while 335 other women were raped in...