Young Peoples and Human Rights Ghana

A woman from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Odorkor, a suburb of Accra, claims to have sighted the mark of the beast, 666, on some Ghanaian foreheads. Eunice Dzidzor told Joy News’ Sammy Darko her testimony is real, God-sent and has disastrous consequences if it is treated with contempt. The 666 in biblical evocation marks the beginning of end-time in which only the people with the mark of the beast will be allowed to buy and sell. Revelations 13: 15-18 reads; "He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His numbe...

Despite significant improvements, representation of key populations on Country Coordinating Mechanisms and in grant proposals remains unacceptably low   (May 3, 2011) – A new analysis of all HIV proposals from Rounds 8, 9 and 10 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) shows improvements in funding trends for men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people and sex workers, three populations severely impacted by the HIV epidemic worldwide. However, the analysis reveals that despite clear gains, these key populations remain gravely underrepresented on the GFATM's Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) and in GFATM grant proposals. The report was released in advance of the upcoming GFATM Partnership Forum Meeting, the Twenty-Third GFATM Board Meeting in mid-May, and the unveiling of the GFATM's new five-year strategy later this year.   The GFATM analysis involved reviews of all funded and unfunded HIV proposals from Rounds 8 through 10 and reports ...