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Women's rights online: Issues in Ghana
Although the internet has the potential to bridge the gender equality gap, it is still a hugely unexplored terrain or many Ghanaian women because of issues of access, affordability and knowhow.
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Freedom of the Press 2017: Ghana
The Supreme Court struck down 2015 regulations issued by the National Media Commission (NMC) that could have facilitated prepublication censorship.
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Monitoring of indecent campaign language on radio
The bi-weekly reports "name and shame" political parties, candidates or activists who use indecent campaign language; and name the radio stations and programmes on which those expressions were used. It is also hoped that the bi-weekly reports will help the electorate to make informed voting decisions. The reports are also meant to provide credible evidence for the appropriate institutions and groups to take informed remedial actions.
26 January 1998
Alert
Editor called in for questioning
Incident details
Kweku Baako Jr. journalist(s) legal action(Free Expression Ghana/IFEX) - On 19 January 1998, Kweku Baako Jr., editor
of "The Guide", a national weekly based in Accra, was called to the
headquarters of the Police CID Flying Squad for questioning in connection
with a letter printed in the 13-19 November 1997 issue of the newspaper. The
letter, written by one Bayitsey Nyagbatey of Tema and published under the
headline "Is warrant officer Salifu Amankwa heading a task force or a
para-military unit?", alleged that Amankwa's Task Force Unit was a well
equipped commando unit, possessing sophisticated weapons which were being
hidden at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. The letter further alleged that
Ezanetor Rawlings, daughter of President Rawlings, was a commander of the unit.
Mr. Kweku Baako was told to write a statement explaining the circumstances
surrounding the publication of the letter and was then allowed to go. He
was accompanied by Ben Ephson, Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association
(GJA) Human Rights Committee. Reporting on the incident, the 22-28 January
edition of "The Guide" said that the Ministry of Communications had called
for Baako's questioning and that he could possibly be charged with criminal
libel.
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