Delegates Ghana,

We shall discuss the proposal,the visa application matters,
The presence of every individual is imperative. Those in Northern sector who can't make it, we shall communicate to you all that transpires at the meeting,

Date: 11th May ( Sunday)
Venue: Mr Biggs
Tme: 1:30 prompt

Réunion : Délégués du Ghana
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Des délégués Ghana,

nous discuterons la proposition, l'application de visa importe,
la présence de chaque individu est impératif. Ceux dans le secteur nordique qui ne peut pas le faire, nous communiquerons à toi tout qui transpire lors de la réunion,

date : Lieu de rendez-vous du 11 mai (dimanche
) : M. Biggs
Tme : message de sollicitation de 1:30

Reunión: Delegados de Ghana
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Los delegados Ghana,

discutiremos la oferta, el uso de la visa importamos,
la presencia de cada individuo somos imprescindible. Ésos en el sector norteño que no puede hacerlo, nos comunicaremos a usted todo el que transpire en la reunión,

fecha: Lugar del 11 de mayo (domingo
): Sr. Biggs
Tme: aviso de 1:30

Riunione: Delegati del Ghana
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Delegati Ghana,

discuteremo la proposta, l'applicazione di visto importiamo,
la presenza di ogni individuo siamo di importanza fondamentale. Quelli nel settore nordico che non può farlo, comunicheremo a voi tutti che traspariscono alla riunione,

data: Sede della riunione dell'11 maggio (domenica
): Sig. Biggs
Tme: richiamo di 1:30

Sitzung: Ghana Delegierte
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Delegierte Ghana,

besprechen wir den Antrag, die Visumanwendung ausmachen,
die Anwesenheit jeder Einzelperson sind zwingend. Die im Nordsektor, der nicht es bilden kann, stehen wir zu Ihnen allen, das bei der Sitzung durchsickert,

Datum in Verbindung: 11. Mai (Sonntag)
Schauplatz: Herr Biggs
Tme: 1:30 Aufforderung

Reunião: Delegados de Ghana
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Delegados Ghana,

nós discutiremos a proposta, a aplicação do visto importamos,
a presença de cada indivíduo somos imperativos. Aqueles no setor do norte que não pode o fazer, nós comunicar-nos-emos lhe todo o que transpires na reunião,

data: 11o Venue de maio (domingo
): Sr. Biggs
Tme: alerta de 1:30

Möte: Ghana delegater
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Delegater Ghana,

diskuterar vi förslag, visaapplikationmaterierna,
närvaroen av varje individ är imperativet. De i den nordliga sektoren, som inte kan göra det, meddelar vi till dig som är all, som transpires på mötet,

daterar: 11th Venue för maj (söndag
): Herr Biggs
Tme: 1:30 betalningspåminnelse

Встреча: Уполномоченные представители Ганы
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Уполномоченные представители Гана,

мы обсудим предложение, применение визы имеем значение,
присутсвие каждого индивидуала повелительны. Те в северном участке не может сделать его, мы будем связывать к вам всем которые испаряются на встрече,

дате: Venue 11-ое мая (воскресенья
): Г-н Biggs
Tme: подсказка 1:30

Vergadering: De Afgevaardigden van Ghana
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Afgevaardigden Ghana,

zullen wij het voorstel, de kwesties van de visumtoepassing bespreken,
is de aanwezigheid van elk individu noodzakelijk. Die in Noordelijke sector die niet het kan maken, zullen wij aan u dat alles transpireren op de vergadering, Datum

meedelen: elfde mag (Zondag)
Trefpunt: M. Biggs
Tme: 1:30 herinnering

اجتماع: غانا مندوبات
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مندوبات غانا,

سيتناقش نحن سوفت الاقتراح, التأشيرة تطبيق يهمّ,
الوجود من كلّ فردة يتحتّم. أنّ في قطاعة شماليّة الذي يستطيع لا يجعل هو, سيتّصل نحن سوفت إلى أنت كلّ أنّ يرشح في الاجتماع,

تاريخ: [11ث] شهر ماي (يوم الأحد)
مكان حادث: سيد [بيغّس]
[تم]: 1:30 رسالة حثّ

How I celebrated my birthday

The day was very humble atmospherically and this got me thinking about the some Violence Women face.

Women in Ghana are recognized under law as having equal rights with men in all spheres of life. The 1992 Constitution recognizes equality of all persons before the law and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sex, religion, etc.

But fortunately and unfortunately, why I do say so; let me begin by first commending our President, John Agyekum Kufuor, for signing the Domestic Violence Act into Law, This is a step in the right direction. I say unfortunately, because although some interventions have been made in curbing violence against women the issue of male supremacy needs to be addressed because violence against women is one of the results of male supremacy and the low status of women within the family. Male supremacy is supported by social institutions such as marriage, religion and culture whilst these same institutions reinforce women’s low status. Furthermore, when we see women as the complimentary sex it is in a spirit of co-operation. When we see women as being the opposite sex then it is more in a spirit of competition.
This is because most of us were educated by the exploiters and have come to think that manhood has something to do with the domination of our women. Men having power struggles with our women aides the oppressors, it is also very important that women see the necessity of political power because it is; if not the only way to liberation of the people. MEN AND WOMEN ARE COMPLIMENTARY SEXES. The emancipation of the women means the emancipation of the men and the whole society for safer motherhood. This is precisely why we are Men for the Emancipation of Women.
It is very essential if strategies to engender poverty reduction are to be sustainable it is important to recognize unequal gender relations and the structures of power that women confront at all levels in Ghana and how these increase women's vulnerability to poverty.

In sustaining Domestic Violence Law, I recommend that civil society should serve as monitoring and evaluation agents’.
Track cases in court to assess arguments advanced by lawyers and judges
Report periodically on challenges with implementation;
Hold government accountable for the promises made in the law;
Broad based education on the provision of the law – legal literacy;
Simplification and translation of the law at the grass root level.

The Government should fulfill its Commitment of funds to the Domestic Violence Fund in the national budgets.
The law enforcement agencies and judiciary will need training in this sphere.

I believe Human rights are the rights people are entitled to simply because they are human beings, irrespective of their citizenship, nationalities, race, ethnicity, language, sex, sexuality or abilities. Human rights become enforceable when they are codified as conventions, covenant or as they become customary International Law.
Some values of Human rights are; rights of persons to freedom of speech, life, conscience, equal treatment, work and health, among others.

Unfortunately, in Africa , ignorance and lack of awareness or education allow so many violations of human rights. Few media groups or journalists and public officials can identify with all confidence the basic rights and protection of these rights, that is supported by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Awareness, improving training and development skills for journalists so as to promote human rights remains a key question and challenge for media practitioners and government alike. All Charters and Declarations need to be widely known, discussed and allowed to be made meaningful to the entire populace or citizens.
In conclusion, with the right training and skills implemented, the media thus perform vital role in informing, socializing, communicating and articulating the power of the poor masses and laying the ground work for social transformation, human rights and good governance.
An issue as important as human rights should not rest with some i.e. Governments, organizations or institutions but with many and all that know and value their human rights (civil society).

I believe HR affects every facet of an individual’s life hence the need for;
1. The Right to Education - Human Rights must be OBLIGATORY in school curriculum starting from the primary school so that each and every individual can be aware of both their rights and the rights of other people. The education of human rights is as important to one's future as learning to read and write. Given that we live in environments where our human rights are threatened an individual with information and knowledge of his/her human rights can better protect themselves.

We all know that the advancement of human rights today cannot be possible today if we did not put in place some necessary criteria’s such as justice and accountability. If we take for instance what happens in our tribunals nowadays, we can therefore say that something has to be done.
so many criminals and human rights violators are set free because they are often able of buying judges and instead innocent people are been convicted for crimes not committed. This resulting in the failure of the human rights application by that state.
i really advice that judges that allow these kinds of thinks should be prosecuted.
if justice and accountability are well rendered, i think that the advancement of human rights should be effective

"Given my own increased awareness and education on the subject of human rights, I look forward to my role in making a difference as one individual and affecting change within a growing community of persons, governments, institutions and organizations who can not afford to sit back and wait and see".

17 – 19 October, 2006

The West Africa Regional Workshop on Youth in Civic Engagement, commenced on 17 – 19 October, 2006, at the Crystal Palm Hotel, 4th Street, near Tesano Gardens, Accra – Ghana.
The West African Regional Workshop on Youth in Civic Engagement, is one of the core activities under the Youth in Action Project of the Global Youth Action Network (GYAN), in participation were 40 people from English West African countries to receive training in civic engagement at national and local levels, as well as exchange strategies and best-practices on successful models of youth participation in national development.

Some Personalities present were the Country Director World Bank-Ghana Marts Karlsson, UNFPA Representative Dr. Robert Mensah.

Facilitators: Caitlin Leigh Chandler, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) and Sydney Hushie (GYCA)

To appreciate and understand the emotionally charged response to sex work we need to confront a very deep rooted human fear -- few parents would like their child to be a sex worker or to be enticed into sex work. This overwhelming fear is intimately coupled with the existing dominant moral and social value system, in Ghana for instance it’s encouraged that one should not have sex outside marriage and especially not casual sex with strangers. Anyone who uses their body to provide sexual pleasures in exchange for money or favors is considered immoral. There are two questions which we all have to confront -- if this value system is such an overwhelming desire then how did we arrive at the current situation in which the sex trade is flourishing? Second, given that there exists a highly flourishing sex trade, should we try to stop it, can we stop it and if so how?
I would like to argue that there are four very important reasons why a large sex trade exists. First, moral and social constraints have not been applied uniformly to all people; second, a significant fraction of human beings stray from the straight and narrow path, thus creating demand; third, for people living in extreme poverty selling sex is a viable means of survival; and fourth, there exist enough ruthless people who are willing to exploit the poor and the unsuspecting. Given this environment, what policies will be most effective in reducing the trade is a very difficult and open question?

Conflicting Issues
So how does one resolve the many conflicting issues in our real world? "No" parent wants their child to end up as a sex worker or seek gratification through one, so how can society legitimize sex work? No child looks forward to, or plans for, a career as a sex worker, so how can sex work be desirable or voluntary? Why would any person willingly choose to be a sex worker if they could find alternate meaningful work? How does one deal with easy and anonymous access to sex workers eroding family values? How does one eliminate lust and the demand for easy sex? How does one confront the large scale trafficking of women that is occurring globally? On the other hand what avenue for survival does a person without work have when there are no social safety nets or worse still when there exists, open hostility towards victims of situations created by bad social practices and circumstances beyond one's control? Why should a fully cognitive adult not be allowed to use certain parts of his/her body to earn a living and to even prosper? Why does society not have the same emotional response to people working in highly hazardous and dangerous situations or debasing menial work which exposes them to extreme risk for physical and emotional harm?

What I wish to emphasize is that these are very emotional and difficult issues on which every individual has strong opinions and throughout history there has been no solution that has worked. What the rapid spread of HIV is forcing all societies and individuals to do is to confront this dilemma with urgency. We must have the debate, develop a consensus, make a decision on the course of action, implement the decision, monitor the programs for effectiveness, and if not successful in stopping the spread, have the courage to reassess and choose new solutions even if they go contrary to religious and cultural beliefs. Many people are very uncomfortable with being forced into this debate, but as with many things in life we cannot hide behind a veil of discomfort or ignore the issue or make decisions that prove harmful in the short and long term as lives of millions of people are at stake.

I rest my case.