Young Peoples and Human Rights Ghana

Written by Andrea Savarino Wednesday, 20 April 2011 10:40 Gold-based Drug May Pave the Way to a Cure for AIDS A new breakthrough in AIDS research is reported by an International group in the journal AIDS, the leading scientific publication in the field. Rome, April 20, 2011 - For Immediate Release- Using a compound containing gold and approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers (from the Italian Institute of Health, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Florida, and Bioqual, Maryland) have been able to hit the hidden stock of HIV which cannot be targeted by current antiretroviral therapies. Similarly to the dark matter in a galaxy, in this stock the virus is of course physically present but in a form that can hardly be measured precisely and cannot be targeted by drugs or the immune system. The larger this “dark stock”, the more difficult it is for the immune system to keep the infection under control. In the new study, conduced in...

Pupil Teacher Nabbed for Attempted Robbery 20 April 2011 ____________________________________ A twenty-three- year old Pupil Teacher at the Heaven Gate Academy has been arrested by the Accra Regional Police for attempted robbery, and is currently in police custody. The suspect, Michael Gamali, a resident of Christian Village, a suburb of Accra, was arrested on Sunday April 17, 2011, at about 4:30pm, when he attempted to rob a foreigner in the company of two others, Alex and Anane. Briefing The Chronicle in Accra Yesterday, the Accra Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent Emmanuel Frank Adufati said on April 16, 2011, the victim, a Philippine national, 26 year old Joselito Tingson, an Information Technologist at Edmark, who works in Togo, arrived in Ghana to visit one of the officials of the company. According to the Crime Officer, on arrival, the victim, who has been friends with Alex on the Internet via chatting, barely two months ago called to inform him about his visit to Accra. He ...

Executive Director of care givers and advocacy group - Ark Foundation, Angela Dwamena Aboagye is calling for special attention for the lady who was sexually molested by students of the University of Ghana on suspicion of being a criminal. The victim, Amina Haruna told Joy News that but for the intervention and care by her grandmother, she would have committed suicide. She feels rejected by society as her fiancé has also deserted her and revoked plans to marry her. She was sexually molested by some students of the Mensah Sarbah Hall annex B who accused her of theft. Angela Dwamena Aboagye told Joy News Amina needs professional help at this critical time in her life. She said the victim has shown clear signs of trauma and must be given help. Even though she is all for the investigation and subsequent prosecution of culprits involved, she noted that mental and psychological health of the victim must first be taken into consideration. Meanwhile university authorities have announced the sta...

Criminologist, Professor Ken Attafuah has condemned alleged brutalities meted out to some hawkers in Accra by city guards. In one instance, a mobile phone dealer had his ear almost severed. Another phone dealer has been showing his swollen eye and a badly bruised face to newsmen. Professor Ken Attafuah says the victims could seek redress in court. He told Joy News the allegations, if true, should not be countenanced at all. “These powerful state operators, institutions cannot also take the law into their own hands and begin to behave in ways that are barbaric. “It must be contained by the city authorities themselves. But also those people who are alleging that their rights have been violated; that their civil liberties have been violated; their bodily integrity has been interfered with by the assault, they can press criminal charges but most importantly they can also pursue civil action in the court against the people who perpetrated the violence against them, sue them to recover and t...

Reliable sources at the United States Embassy in Accra have emphasised that the processes by which the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, a US Department of State, arrived at its 2010 research findings on human rights practices in Ghana which made some disturbing revelations attracting government flak were fair and reliable. The report, which was released on April 8, this year, according to the sources, was as the result of “regular, transparent engagement with Ghana's public institutions, including government ministries and agencies, civil society, the media, and international organizations.” Also, the report was a compilation of the Embassy's daily assessment of factors contributing to human rights in Ghana, which were confirmed through direct contact with key participants. “The research reflects the importance that the United States gives to respect for human rights around the world,” the sources said. Since its release, the report has generated varied reactions w...

by National Youth Authority on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 9:07pm Mrs Sedina Tamakloe Attionu holds a Masters Degree in International Retail Marketing from the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. A pharmacist by profession, Mrs Attionu has over 15 years proven experience in varying roles throughout her career particularly in general management, project planning and management, and in executing marketing activity against financial and marketing return on investment objectives. advocacy with governments and has managed diverse and multi-functional teams with varying skills set. She hopes that this will enable her co-ordinate and network with the large number of youth groups within the country and harness their energies for accelerated national development. She also set up and positioned The Pillbox as the first retail pharmacy chain in Ghana. As an entrepreneur, she recognises that entrepreneurship is the heart of any economy and a career with endless possibilities; that an indivi...

APRIL 21, 2011 3:13 PM 1 COMMENT By :Ms Radia Adama Saani Agadir Late Ya-Na Yakubu Andani It is embedded in history that Naa Gbewaa founded the Dagbon Kingdom in present day Pusiga on very strong foundation. It later gave birth to the present day Nanun, Dagbon and Mamprugu. But the inability of the Royals and Kingmakers of the Dagbon Kingdom to adhere to laid down customary and traditional procedures in electing successors to the Yendi Skin as a result of continuous political interference which has led to the current crisis that the Kingdom is engulfed in. It is natural and human that crisis of the sought as happened in Dagbon in 2002 leading to the demise of the charismatic King of Dagbon Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II will remain a scar in the conscience of the Dagbon Kingdom. It is true that no single soul of Dagbon can deny that he or she has been affected in one way or the other by the Dagbon debacle. I decided to focus on the perennial hardships that women, the youth and children undergo...

‘Ban’ on pouring of libation at state functions discriminatory - Prof. Kwame Karikari Prof Kwame Karikari Audio Attachment Listen to Prof. Kwame Karikari The Executive Director, Media Foundation for West Africa, Professor Kwame Karikari says the decision of state protocol to truncate the long-held practice of pouring libation at national ceremonial functions is discriminatory. At this year's Independence parade - contrary to historical practice - the Ga traditional leaders were not allowed to pour libation at the Independence Square. He said if government has indeed decided to ‘ban’ the age-old pouring of libation at state functions, then government must rethink to restore it since such a move will be an act of discriminating against a section of the populace. Speaking in an interview with Myjoyonline.com, Prof. Karikari lamented the development, describing it as unfortunate. He President John Evans Atta Mills must explain the rationale for the move. “…they just made sur...