Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
May 15, 2023
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is an independent governmental organization charged with safeguarding of human rights and investigating human rights abuses in Ghana. It was established in 1993 by Act 456 of the Parliament of Ghana as directed by Article 216 of the 1992 Ghana constitution.[1]
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
The 1992 Ghana Constitution directs the legislature to establish a commission with mandate to be The National Human Rights Institution of Ghana, the Ombudsman of Ghana and an Anti-Corruption Agency and Ethics Office for the Public Service of Ghana. The commission was duly establish in 1993 with the passage of the CHRAJ Act, Act 456.[2]
The commission is made up of a commissioner and two deputy commissioners, who are appointed by the President of Ghana under Article 70 of the Ghanaian constitution. The commissioner must be qualified to be a Justice of the Appeal Court and the deputies must be eligible to be justices of the High Court.[1]
The commission serves as an ombudsman receiving and dealing with complaints about the proper functioning of public institutions and to provide redress. It appears it can do same for private entities due to the way Article 218 (c) is written.
commission, human, rights, administrative, justice, independent, governmental, organization, charged, with, safeguarding, human, rights, investigating, human, rights, abuses, ghana, established, 1993, parliament, ghana, directed, article, 1992, ghana, constitu. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is an independent governmental organization charged with safeguarding of human rights and investigating human rights abuses in Ghana It was established in 1993 by Act 456 of the Parliament of Ghana as directed by Article 216 of the 1992 Ghana constitution 1 Commission on Human Rights and Administrative JusticeAgency overviewFormed1993JurisdictionGovernment of GhanaHeadquartersOld Parliament House High Street Accra GhanaAgency executivesJoseph Whittal CommissionerRichard Quayson Deputy CommissionerMercy Larbi 2nd Deputy CommissionerWebsitechraj wbr gov wbr gh Contents 1 Creation and composition 2 List of Commissioners 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCreation and composition EditThe 1992 Ghana Constitution directs the legislature to establish a commission with mandate to be The National Human Rights Institution of Ghana the Ombudsman of Ghana and an Anti Corruption Agency and Ethics Office for the Public Service of Ghana The commission was duly establish in 1993 with the passage of the CHRAJ Act Act 456 2 The commission is made up of a commissioner and two deputy commissioners who are appointed by the President of Ghana under Article 70 of the Ghanaian constitution The commissioner must be qualified to be a Justice of the Appeal Court and the deputies must be eligible to be justices of the High Court 1 The first commissioner was Emile Short who retired in 2010 in 2004 he took an indefinite leave to serve as a Justice at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 3 his deputy Anna Bossman served as the acting commissioner in his absence 4 He resume his post in 2009 and retired in 2010 5 6 Madam Lauretta Lamptey succeed him 7 In July 2012 Joseph Akanjoluer Whittal was sworn in by President John Atta Mills as a deputy commissioner 8 Joseph Whittal was appointed by President Mahama to replace Lauretta Lamptey in 2016 9 The commission serves as an ombudsman receiving and dealing with complaints about the proper functioning of public institutions and to provide redress It appears it can do same for private entities due to the way Article 218 c is written List of Commissioners EditLIST OF COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER DATE APPOINTED DEPUTIESEmile Short 1993 2010 Jerry John Rawlings Anna Bossman Retired 6 Anna Bossman 2004 2009 John Kufour resignedLauretta Lamptey 2011 2015 John Evans Atta Mills Joseph Whittal 9 Dismissed 10 Joseph Whittal 2016 John Dramani Mahama Richard Quayson 11 Mercy Larbi 12 See also EditHuman rights commissionReferences Edit a b Commission of Human Rights Act 1993 Act 456 Ghana UNHCR 6 July 1993 Retrieved 31 July 2010 Ghana Constitution PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2020 11 16 Judge Emile Francis Short Sworn In United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda unictr irmct org Retrieved 2021 02 03 Anna Bossman I felt frustrated by ruling on Dr Anane s case Modern Ghana Retrieved 2021 02 03 Public Agenda 3 August 2009 Emile Short Resumes Duty Today Archived from the original on 2012 10 20 a b Ghana News Emile Short Maybe I ll apply for a job as Human Rights Correspondent for Joy FM Breaking News News in Ghana news 2010 12 05 Archived from the original on 2010 12 05 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Lauretta Lamptey appointed new CHRAJ Boss General news Ghana Home Page 26 July 2011 Retrieved 1 August 2011 Prez Mills swears in Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ General news Ghana Home Page 20 July 2012 Retrieved 6 August 2012 a b Mahama confirms Joseph Whittal as CHRAJ boss Ghanaweb com GhanaWeb Retrieved 29 October 2018 Mahama sacks CHRAJ boss Lauretta Lamptey www ghanaweb com 2015 11 04 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Fight against corruption is achievable Mr Quayson www ghanaweb com 2019 12 10 Retrieved 2021 01 15 Mercy Larbi elevated as deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ Graphic Online Retrieved 2021 01 15 External links EditCommission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act 456 of the Parliament of Ghana This article about government in Ghana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice amp oldid 1070953341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
