The Gambia – 1994 - 2006 -

 Violations of Press Freedom by the Government of President Yahya Jammeh from 1994-2006


pdf Download the Gambian Press Violations here



Right to Information in West Africa -

Legislation on Media, Speech and Expression in Ghana- A SOURCE BOOK - A resource publication

Exile News -

A monthly newsletter of exiled Liberian journalists in Ghana



The Face and Phases of the Ghana Police - A research publication on human rights and reforms in the Ghana Police Service 


Liberia: Human Rights Violations 1997-2002 - Highlights cases of human rights abuses during Taylor’s rule 


Where has Aid taken Africa? Re-Thinking Development - Published from discussions and papers presented at a Round-Table Conference on ‘A New African Development Agenda’


Politics in the Airwaves - Research on how radio covered the 2000 General Elections in Ghana 


African Languages and Freedom of Expression - Published from a paper presented at a Forum on Free Expression in Ghana 


Freedom of Information and Civil Service Reform in Ghana - Published from a paper presented at a Forum on Free Expression in Ghana  


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Ghana ALERT: Ruling party supporters attack journalists

December 15, 2009


Five journalists in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana were on December 12, 2009 reportedly assaulted by people believed to be members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) while covering an awards ceremony in Sunyani, the regional capital, as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrationof the region.


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PRESS STATEMENT: Boost to calls for the release of Manneh

November 25, 2009


The United Nations’ working group on Arbitrary Detention has, in a statement, called on the Gambian government to immediately release Chief Ebrimah Manneh citing his arrest and continued detention as being without legal justification and a violation of international law.


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Ghana ALERT: Two reporters attacked while working

November 19, 2009


Sammy Darko and Cynthia Essandoh, two journalists working with two Accra-based media institutions were reportedly attacked on November 17, 2009 while covering the trial of six policemen and their civilian accomplices convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each on charges of robbery by an Accra High Court.


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Ghana: DR. AFARI-GYAN CALLS FOR PREMIUM ON TRANSPARENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ELECTIONS IN AFRICA

August 23, 2010


DR.   AFARI- GYAN CALLS FOR PREMIUM ON TRANSPARENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ELECTIONS IN AFRICA -  A  COMMUNIQUE RELEASED IN ACCRA BY AFRICA MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY - AMDMC 2010


 

Dr.   Afari- Gyan, chairman of Ghana Electoral Commission, has stated that the field of election administration in Africa is littered with challenges, from both within and without, and called on electoral commissions to continue the search for greater transparency, accountability, and verifiability in the conduct of elections; so as to enable them more easily ascertain the authenticity of the outputs of the electoral system in the face of any disputes. He however added that that in itself would not be enough for purposes of achieving free and fair elections, but “it must be complimented with democratic electoral behavior on the part of stakeholders.”

 

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Mediating Democracy in Africa - ACCRA CONFERENCE – August 18 – 20, 2010





THE AFRICA MEDIA & DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE

 

The AMDMC a non-governmental organization in Ghana announces it’s maiden conference; The Africa Media & Democracy Conference is scheduled to take place in Accra Ghana from 18th -20th August 2010. The organization’s objectives are:


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