The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has urged people who are denied public services or have difficulty accessing such services to file a complaint at CHRAJ for redress. According to CHRAJ, it had the legal mandate to receive complaints of such nature, investigate and take remedial actions. A Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mercy […]
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CHRAJ dismisses case against Deputy Gender Minister
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed allegations of conflict of interest against the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Francisca Oteng Mensah, over the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the National Youth Authority (NYA). The commission, on January 28, 2021, received a complaint from one Ismail […]
Anas drags Charles Adu Boahen to CHRAJ over conflict of interest
Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has filed a complaint on conflict of interest at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), against Charles Adu Boahen, a former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry. The petition is mainly against Charles Adu Boahen however, portions of the petition may require that CHRAJ will have […]
GH¢5 billion paid in bribes to public officials — Survey
Nearly GH¢5 billion was paid in cash as bribes to public officials last year, a new survey that gauges the actual payment or actions that constitute bribes has revealed. The 2021 maiden Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey (GIPSS) report, which was launched in Accra yesterday, is the first survey on the actual payment of […]
Fight against corruption will succeed— Justice Dormakyaareh
“Our fight against corruption has not resulted in the desired eradication of it; however, there is hope of getting there,” an Appeal Court Judge, Justice Angelina Dormakyaareh, has said. She said the work of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and other stakeholders gave the hope that the campaign against corruption would […]
Freddie Blay acquitted in contempt case; CHRAJ fined GHC5,000
The national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay has been acquitted and discharged of contempt charges against him by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The contempt application was premised on claims by the CHRAJ that the board chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation failed to respond to […]
Contracts for sale: CHRAJ confirms receipt of President’s petition to investigate PPA Boss
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has confirmed receipt of a petition from President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo requesting it to look into breaches of conflict of interest by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei. The President sent the petition to CHRAJ soon after […]
275 Buses: CHRAJ probes Freddie Blay-proceedings for contempt slated for June 7
The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Freddie Worsemao Blay, will on Friday, June 7, 2019, face committal proceedings for contempt of court at an Accra High Court. The proceedings are for his persistent failure to respond to several requests from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to furnish it […]
Fighting corruption is a collective responsibility-Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that the fight against corruption is a collective one that requires the concerted efforts of all Ghanaians to achieve. The Vice President made the remark when he joined the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice to outdoor the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) online reporting Dash […]
You can never stop me, I will conquer you even in my sleep-A-plus to CID, CHRAJ, NPP etal
Controversial musician and self-styled anti-corruption crusader, Kwame Obeng Asare, otherwise known as Kwame A-Plus has hit out at his critics and perceived enemies, saying he will conquer them even in his sleep. He has been at the forefront of fighting some state institutions in recent times, leveling allegations of corruption against them, sometimes presenting documents […]