Social Issues
Twitter Suspends CEO Jack Dorsey’s Account
In the wake of the US elections, with the rise of the “alt-right” blamed for the easy ride the far right have had...
HIV-Positive Man Who Had Sex With 104 People Gets Two Years Jail Term
An HIV-positive Malawian man has been sentenced to 24 months in jail with hard labour for having unprotected sex with...
Jordan Suspends Recruitment of Ghanaian House-Helps Over HIV/AIDS
Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic helpers from Ghana for public safety reasons after some of the workers...
Peace Pact Between Political Parties Postponed
Political parties are expected to chart the way forward for a peaceful election The High level meeting which was...
President-Elect Trump Deserves His Dues
Surprise, surprise President-Elect Trump appointed former Breitbart News Network executive chairman Stephen Bannon that...
Has President Mahama Violated Articles 19 And 20(2) Of ICCPR?
A number of prominent Ghanaians and civil society groups, including the Chairman of Peace Council, Professor Emmanuel...
FBI Closes Brad Pitt Child Abuse Investigation
The FBI has closed an investigation into child abuse allegations against Brad Pitt involving one of his children, an...
Malawi’s ‘hyena’ Sex Worker Jailed For 24 Months
An HIV-positive Malawian man has been sentenced to 24 months in jail with hard labour, after being found guilty for...
Trump’s Grandfather ‘kicked Out of Germany For Avoiding Military Service
Donald Trump's grandfather was kicked out of his native Germany for failing to do his mandatory military service there,...
Police Free Two Under-Age Girls From Forced Marriage
The Ashanti Regional Police Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) has rescued two under-aged girls from...
President of Ghana AIDS Network
Mr Emmanuel Beluzebr, the President of the Ghana Network of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (NAP+), says the pandemic...
Fifth AU Dialogue On Democracy Opens
The Fifth Annual African Union (AU) Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Africa opens in Arusha, the...
Jordan Suspends Recruitment of Ghanaian Domestic Helpers After 30 Test HIV Positive
Jordan has suspended the recruitment of domestic helpers from Ghana for public safety reasons after some of the workers...
Open Defecation – A Lingering Eyesore
“It’s in the early hours of the day. A young man squats a few steps away from his house. His neighbour suggests to...
President Obama Expanded Overtime Pay For Millions of Workers. President Trump Could Take It Away.
President Barack Obama likes to say he’ll use the power of the pen to do whatever he can for American workers. But...
Turkey Withdraws Child Rape Bill After Street Protests
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has withdrawn a bill that would pardon men convicted of sex with underage girls...
Electrician Jailed 25 Years For Defilement
Peter Owusu, an electrician who had sex with a four- year old girl at Nungua, has been sentenced to 25 years...
Prostitutes Fight Over ‘manhood’, Set House Ablaze
Two prostitutes at Liberia Camp in Buduburam, a suburb in Kasoa in the Central region are on the run after setting...
Migrant Children And A Glaring Abuse Of Child Rights
She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand...