National Conference on Decriminalizing Petty Offences in Ghana

National Conference on Decriminalizing Petty Offences in Ghana


The Conference was organised by CHRI Africa in collaboration with Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in March. The Conference chaired by Justice Emile Short had Hon. Alfred Tuah-Yeboah (Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice) as the key note speaker on behalf of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice. Participants were from the Judicial Service of Ghana, Parliament of Ghana, Civil Society Organizations, and the Media among others.

-Sensitization Workshops for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Media on Community Service Sentencing This was done in collaboration with CDD-Ghana, Amnesty International-Ghana, and POS Foundation in March. The aim was to educate the participants on the draft Community Service Sentencing Bill, solicit their support to advance the process toward the passage of the Bill, and begin sensitising their respective communities on Community Sentencing.