The applicant is requesting that the court declare that the Government of Ghana is in violation of sections 15(1), (2), 13(1), and 35(4) of the 1992 Constitution for failing to ensure that children get particular protection against physical and moral risks as provided in the 1992 Constitution.
The petitioner, Mr. Bright Appiah, the Executive Director of Child Rights International, argued in the writ filed on March 3 that child streetism presented a threat to the nation's security and sought the court to require the Attorney-General, the government's top legal counsel, to remedy the issue.
The plaintiff stated that he brought the current case in his role as a recognized organization dedicated to ensuring that the Constitution of 1992 is respected and followed.
He was asking the court to determine whether the current conditions of children living on the streets in Ghana were inconsistent with clauses (1) (c) and (d), clauses (2), (3), and (4) of Article 28 of the Constitution, as well as clauses (1) and (2) of article 15, clause (1) of Article 13, and clause (4) of Article 35 of the Constitution.
The applicant, whose activity aimed to promote and safeguard social, educational, and constitutional rights, was seeking a variety of reliefs and declarations from the court.
The government of Ghana was found to be in violation of Articles 25(a), 28 (1) (a), (d), (2) (3) (4), 13(1), and 37 of the 1992 Constitution.
As a result, Mr Appiah sought the court to issue an order directing the government to create Child Protection Units in municipalities where child exploitation for begging and labour is prevalent.
He further requested that the court issue an injunction compelling the administration to define by.
Family members, local government bodies, and schools that fail to ensure the rights of children living on the street face legal sanctions.
An instruction to the government to specify by law the consequences for child exploitation for begging or other types of economic exploitation, in order to penalize anybody who tries to profit or earn money from children's labor.