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Ghana has made significant progress in prosecuting cases of human trafficking over the past five years. A total number of 210 individuals, out of 221 prosecuted for human trafficking and child labour related offences have also been convicted and sentenced with a fine and jail terms between 5-25 years.
Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R) partners with the Abuse Relief Corps (ARC) to fight sexual abuse and child sex trafficking in Ghana. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNITED STATES, March 9, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Abuse Relief Corps (ARC), a non-governmental organisation committed to fighting sexual abuse and child sex trafficking in Ghana has officially become Operation Underground…
A 14-year-old girl who is pregnant and 15 other children have been rescued from being trafficked from the Central Region to Cote d’Ivoire. The children, according to rescuers were being trafficked into forced labour and forced marriages. Speaking to Joynews, CEO of Challenging Heights, James Kofi Annan, indicated that this latest operation brings the total…
Social Workshop Trafficking The number of human trafficking victims in Ghana increased to 831 in 2021 as compared to 587 the previous year, the Human Trafficking Secretariat of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has announced. According to the Ministry, the number of investigations also increased from 87 in 2020 to 108 in…
According to him, Volta Lake had been identified as one of the places where human trafficking remained prevalent. Dr Letsa expressed the concern in a speech read on his behalf in Ho during a National Justice Conference organised by the International Justice Mission(IJM), a global organisation that protects the poor from violence. He said they…
According to the statement, the campaign “will cover all stakeholders including school children, victims community members, especially those in communities most affected by human trafficking”. Already, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Central Regional Police Command embarked on an outreach programme at some selected basic schools at Gomoa-Dago in the Central Region on June 29,…
In line with the proactive prevention policing strategy of the Ghana Police Service, the security organisation has introduced a comprehensive programme to educate the general public on Human Trafficking and its related offences. The education will cover all stakeholders including school children, victims community members, especially those in communities most affected by human trafficking. As…
Edward Kareweh Mr Edward Kareweh, the General Secretary of the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has called on stakeholders to come together to help eradicate child labour, forced labour and human trafficking to the barest minimum. He said, “…so we have been working in making sure that modern slavery which encompasses a number of areas…
A person who has any knowledge or suspects anyone of human trafficking and fails to inform the police commits an offence, according to the Human trafficking Act, 2005 (Act 694). Any such person is liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not less than 250 penalty units or a term of imprisonment not less…
Human trafficking and its related crimes are among some of the serious crimes in Ghana. It has therefore become needful for law enforcers to better understand the issues and fight them effectively. The Ghana Police Service and the International Justice Mission (IJM) are therefore equipping senior Police officers in Ghana with the knowledge and skills…
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