Int’l Human Rights Day: let’s protect vulnerable in society – CDD-Ghana

As Ghana commemorates with the World to mark Human Rights Day, Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has bemoaned the glowing neglect of state responsibilities and duties in protecting the vulnerable and the marginalised Ghanaians in society.

According to CDD-Ghana, the practice of neglect haven gained grounds even though Ghana have adopted and ratified so many human rights conventions and treaties including its own Constitution that mandates the state to respect and protect the fundamental human rights and dignity of all persons.

In a press release signed by the Acting Commucation Lead of CDD-Ghana, Nana Ama Nartey, called on government and other stakeholders to take the necessary proactive measures to ensure that the rights of the vulnerable are respected by ensuring full implementation and compliance to all the laws such as the
Constitution, the Disability Act, the Mental Heath Act among others.

The day which is being commemorated under the broad theme: “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All” provides a unique opportunity for the leadership of Ghana, both the Executive, Legislature, and all key state institutions to reflect on conventions and practices, be it cultural, religious, and traditional and provides the impetus for the total disregard for the dignity and respect
for the freedom and fundamental human rights of citizens are eschewed.

Read full details of the press release below

PRESS RELEASE

December 10, 2022

International Human Rights Day, 2022

Today, Saturday December 10, 2022 marks International Human Rights Day and the day is being commemorated under the broad theme: “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”.

The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) on this occasion, would like to celebrate and
congratulate all human rights advocates and all those who have contributed to ensuring that the dignity and freedom of all persons, particuarly vulnerabe and marginalized groups are upheld.

This year’s theme provides a unique opportunity for the eadership of Ghana, both the Executive, Legislature, and all key state institutions to refect on conventions and practices, be it cutura, religious, and traditional that provide the impetus for the total disregard for the dignity and respect
for the freedom and fundamental human rights of citizens are eschewed.

Further, the theme has come at a time when total disrespect to the dignity of a section of members of society has increased exponentially as policies and programs that will demonstrate respect for their human dignity and freedom have either been ignored or poorly implemented.

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) continue to suffer disrespect to their human dignity in accessing public infrastructure and other essential public services including information despite the passage of Act 715 close to two decades ago.

CDD-Ghana bemoans the growing neglect of state responsibiities and duties towards the protection of human rights of its citizens particularly vunerable and the marginalized in our society after several years of adopting and ratifying so many human rights conventions and treaties including its own Constitution that mandates the state to respect and protect the fundamental human rights and dignity of all persons.

The Center would like to call on government and other stakeholders to take the necessary measures to ensure that the rights of the vulnerable are respected by proactively ensuring full implementation and compliance to all the laws such as the
Constitution, the Disability Act and the Mental Heath Act among others.

Source: Eric Nii Sackey