Amnesty International (AI) has urged governments and state institutions to examine human rights breaches that happened in 2021/2022 and come up with long-term remedies.
According to the organization, the state and its institutions perpetrated several human rights violations against individuals and groups in 2021, which must be investigated and resolved.
On Thursday, the Board Chairman of AI Ghana, George Aggrey, launched its 2021/2022 human rights report in Accra, with the topic, "The State of Ghana's Human Rights within the Global Environment."
"As the study suggests, situations of excessive and inappropriate use of force by security forces, terrible jail conditions, right to health, environmental degradation, forced evictions, discrimination of LGBTI people's rights, and gender-based violence must be handled properly," he said.
He did, however, praise the administration for its efforts to avert the Covid-19 outbreak.
"We did not only report on the government's bad side; we also applauded it since drones were utilized to deliver vaccinations to underserved regions so that they might be inoculated," he stated. As a result, our report seems to be highly fair and comprehensive."
Hannah Osei, the Human Rights Education, and Youth Engagement Coordinator said the organization recognized Chapter 5 of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, which states that the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as all other departments and agencies of government, must respect and uphold fundamental rights and freedoms.
She went on to say that, while human rights have improved since the 1992 Constitution took effect, there are still several issues that demand immediate attention.
"For example, at a protest in Ejura Sekyedumase in the Ashanti Region, police and military troops shot and killed two protestors and injured four others." AI Ghana, she said. "looks forward to working with the government, civil society organizations, and the media regularly to help set the human rights agenda for awareness-raising, public education, and urgent action as a collective contribution to making the country and the world a better place for all, without discrimination."