30 June 2013

Refugee Documentation Centre

Country Information Pack

GHANA

Disclaimer Country Information Packs (CIPs) are prepared by researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Refugee Documentation Centre within time constraints. CIPs contain a selection of representative links to sources under a number of categories for use as Country of Origin Information. Please note that CIPs are not, and do not purport to be, exhaustive with regard to conditions in the countries surveyed or conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or protection. The General Human Rights Reports category contains links to information which may be useful for a number of the other categories.

List of contents:

Asylum Seekers/IDPs/Internal Flight Conflict/Security Crime/Corruption Education General Human Rights Reports Government/Civil Society/Legal Systems Health Local Information/Languages/Culture/Customs Maps Minorities/Ethnic Groups Nationality/Citizenship/Residency Political Press/Media/Freedom of Expression Prisons/Detention/Torture/Slavery Religion/Cults State Protection

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Women/Children/Family

List of Documents

1. Nationality/Citizenship/Residency

Ghana Embassy in Japan (undated) Ghana – Dual Citizenship http://www.ghanaembassy.or.jp/consular_section/dual.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (3 February 2011) Ghana: The military identification card, including whether simple soldiers receive a different card than that of higher-ranking military personnel; whether the length of military service is defined by contract; the procedure for resigning without being accused of deserting (1999 - 2003) GHA103677.FE http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca:8080/RIR_RDI/RIR_RDI.aspx?id=453323&l=e

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2 October 2003) Ghana: Update to GHA29191.E of 15 May 1998 on the right to Ghanaian citizenship for a person born in Ghana to a Ghanaian mother and foreign father, who has lived most of her/his life in Ghana, but who has always held the father's citizenship GHA41972.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/403dd1f38.html

Ministry of the Interior (Undated) Registration of Foreigners as Ghanaian Citizens http://mint.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid= 33

Ministry of the Interior (Undated) Dual Citizenship http://mint.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid= 28

Open Society (October 2010) Citizenship Laws in Africa: A Comparative Study http://www.refworld.org/docid/4cf76b192.html

Parliament of the Republic of Ghana (5 January 2001) Citizenship Act, 2000 (Act 591) http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/3eda135a2.pdf

Parliament of the Republic of Ghana (7 January 1993) Constitution of the Republic of Ghana (last amended 1996) http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5850.html

2. Maps

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CIA (2007) Ghana Physiography https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/cia-maps-publications/map- downloads/Ghana_Physiography.pdf

Relief Web (2010) Location Map http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/gha.pdf

Relief Web (2 March 2006) Reference Map of Ghana (Government of France) http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/B45DCE531A3CC500852 5712500609229-govfr_REF_gha020306.pdf

UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Cartographic Section (February 2006) Ghana http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/ghana.pdf

3. Local Information/Language/ Culture/Customs

Africa Guide (undated) Ghana: People and Culture http://www.africaguide.com/country/ghana/culture.htm

Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal (24 June 2011) Ghana: 1. Does country information indicate what language would be most commonly spoken by Mamprusis living in Bawku? Does the country information support the contention that most people in Ghana speak Twi? 2. Does the country information indicate that there are significant cultural festivals common to Mamprusis or to Bawku that a person living there for all of his life might be expected to know about? 3. Please provide a background on the tribal violence between Mamprusis and Kusasis in Bawku. Are there any reports of a violent incident in January 2009? 4. Please provide information on the availability of state protection in Bawku in relation to this violence. Is more effective state protection available in other parts of Ghana and if so, are there limitations on this protection? 5. Please provide a map of Ghana showing Bawku. Is it possible to identify a geographical area over which the violence between Mamprusis and Kusasis is concentrated? Is it possible to provide a map of Bawku showing significant landmarks? http://www.refworld.org/docid/4f44ec8d2.html

BBC News (10 December 2013) Country Profile Ghana http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1023355.stm

CIA (5 June 2013) The World Factbook: Ghana https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html

Ethnologue, Languages of The World (2009) Languages of Ghana http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=GH

Every Culture (Undated) Culture of Ghana http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Ghana.html

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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (16 August 2012) Ghana: Consequences of refusing a fetish priest or chieftancy position, and whether there is state protection available http://www.refworld.org/docid/50b73d3d2.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (27 May 2005) Ghana: The Asona clan, including languages, geographical locations and whether men are forced to marry their uncle’s daughter, age of marriage, reasons for marriage, consequences of refusal and state protection available (2003-2005) GHA100109.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/42df60ed2.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (14 September 2004) Ghana: The existence in the region of Ashanti of two different towns with the same name Kokofu; If so, names of the chiefs in both towns and the authority they report to (1994-September 2004) GHA42972.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/42df60ed20.html

Kwintesssential (Undated) Ghana: Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/ghana.html

Refugee Documentation Centre (12 January 2010) Q11451 - What procedures are in place to prevent violent deaths arising from chieftaincy disputes? How does the state protect citizens involved in chieftaincy disputes? http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q11451

Refugee Documentation Centre (12 January 2010) Q11453 - Are there any records of a person being tortured/killed where they refuse to take up the stool/chieftaincy of a tribe in Ghana? http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q11453

4. General Human Rights Reports

Amnesty International (23 May 2013) Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 - Ghana https://www.amnesty.org/en/region/ghana/report-2013

Freedom House (20 May 2013) Freedom in the World 2013 - Ghana http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2013/ghana

Freedom House (20 September 2012) Countries at the Crossroads 2012 – Ghana http://www.refworld.org/docid/505c1732c.html

United Kingdom Border Agency (11 May 2013) Country of Origin (COI) Information Report - Ghana http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/coi/g hana/ghanaCOImay12.pdf?view=Binary

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United States Department of State (19 April 2013) 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Ghana http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/af/204126.htm

Travel.State.Gov (28 March 2013) Ghana - Country Specific Information http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1124.html

5. Conflict/Security

Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (July 2009) Voice of Reason: A Ghanaian Practice-Based Vision of Peace building http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/PDF/Outputs/Inequality/workingpaper68.pdf

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (3 February 2011) Whether the government targeted soldiers considered close to the opposition before the 2004 presidential elections; if so, whether these soldiers were arrested, detained, court-martialled or transfered elsewhere (2003) http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/160611/264041_en.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (28 April 2004) Ghana: The Ghanaian contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), including the length of tour of duty in Lebanon and where it is stationed while in Ghana (1997-April 2004) GHA42596.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/41501c0ae.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (20 April 2004) Ghana: Military service, including sanctions for deserting the army (April 2004) GHA42595.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/41501c092a.html

United States Department of State (5 August 2010) Country Reports on Terrorism 2009: Ghana http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/149835/251072_en.html

6. Minorities/Ethnic Groups

BBC News (2 November 2011) Ghana refuses to grant gays' rights despite aid threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15558769

Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (October 2008) Citizens and Subjects: Democratisation and Ethnic Identity in Rural Ghana http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Output/178322/Default.aspx

Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (October 2007) Ethnicity, Religion and the State in Ghana and Nigeria: Perceptions from the Street

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Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (February 2007) The Overwhelming Minority: Traditional Leadership and Ethnic Conflict in Ghana's Northern Region http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/PDF/Outputs/Inequality/wp30.pdf

Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (February 2007) The Peaceful Management of Horizontal Inequalities in Ghana http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/PDF/Outputs/Inequality/wp25.pdf

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (16 January 2012) Ghana: Treatment of sexual minorities by society and governmental authorities, including legislation, state protection, and support services http://www.refworld.org/docid/50b73e352.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2 October 2006) Ghana: Treatment of homosexuals by society and authorities and availability of state protection; names and activities of groups or associations promoting homosexual rights GHA101616.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f1473820.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (27 May 2005) Ghana: The Asona clan, including languages, geographical locations and whether men are forced to marry their uncle's daughter, age of marriage, reasons for marriage, consequences of refusal and state protection available (2003-2005) GHA100109.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/42df60ed2.html

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (Undated) Law http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/GHANA/Law

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (May 2012) State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws criminalising same-sex sexual acts between consenting adults http://www.refworld.org/docid/50ae380e2.html

Minorities at risk (16 July 2010) Chronology for Ashanti in Ghana http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=45201

Minorities at risk (16 July 2010) Chronology for Ewe in Ghana http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=45202

Minorities at risk (16 July 2010) Chronology for Mossi-Dagomba in Ghana http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=45203

Minority Rights Group International (undated) World Directory of Minorities – Ghana Overview http://www.minorityrights.org/4159/ghana/ghana-overview.html

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7. Religion/Cults

Ghana Embassy Washington DC, USA (Undated) Language and Religion http://www.ghanaembassy.org/index.php?page=language-and-religion

Immigration and Refugee Board (11 October 2006) Ghana: Presence of cults or sects and consequences for refusing to join a cult; government attitude or response towards cults and/or any abuses committed by sect members (2004 - 2006) GHA101612.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f1473811.html

Immigration and Refugee Board (20 July 2004) Ghana: The distinction between a fetish priest and chief/chieftain, especially regarding which is more privileged in the community; likelihood of physical punishment or reprisals for refusing to accept the position of fetish priest GHA42842.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/41501c097.html

ModernGhana.com 19 January 2009) Juju hits Parliament http://www.modernghana.com/news/199171/1/juju-hits-parliament.html

Refugee Documentation Centre (7 March 2013) Q16480 - Information on the current practise of Trokosi and if internal relocation is an option http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q16480

Refugee Documentation Centre (21 January 2009) Q09168 - Ghana: Information on the prevalence of belief in juju/black magic http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q09168

United States Department of State (20 May 2013) 2012 Report on International Religious Freedom - Ghana http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2012/af/208154.htm

8. Political

Amnesty International (8 January 2009) Ghana's new President must commit to human rights http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/ghanas-new-president- must-commit-human-rights-20090108

Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal (28 February 2012) Ghana: 1. Please supply a map of Ghana showing Akim Ayirebi, Akim, Oda and the Jasikan District in the Volta Region. 2. Please provide an overview of Ghana's political and electoral system. Is it correct that the NPP were in power prior to elections in 2008 at which time the NDC came into power? Are there reports that the new government has introduced new financial loss laws since 2008? 4. Are there reports of widespread official corruption in Ghana? http://www.refworld.org/docid/503244e265c.html

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BBC News (28 December 2012) Ghana election: NPP challenges John Mahama's victory http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20859813

BBC News (10 December 2012) Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20661599

Centre for Strategic and International Studies (June 2011) Assessing Risk to Stability http://csis.org/files/publication/110623_Throup_Ghana_Web.pdf

CIA (9 May 2013) Ghana - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders- g/ghana.html

The Economist (15 December 2012) Still shining - Despite disputes over an election result, Ghana is still a success story http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21568385-despite- disputes-over-election-result-ghana-still-success-story-still

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (23 October 2006) Ghana: Treatment of political dissidents or members of the opposition and their family members (2004 - 2006) GHA101615.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f1473711.html

Refugee Documentation Centre (1 May 2012) Q15321 - Information on the NDC political party in Ghana and whether their members been held to be involved in politically motivated violence against opposition parties and what their position is in parliament and local government http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q15321

UN News Service (14 December 2012) Ban congratulates Ghana on holding of peaceful presidential elections http://www.refworld.org/docid/50d040e12.html

9. State Protection (For State Protection of Particular Groups, see the relevant section)

Refugee Documentation Centre (26 February 2010) Q11733 Information on the availability of state protection in Ghana http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q11733

10. Government/Civil Society

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Amnesty International (28 May 2011) 'When we sleep, we don't sleep': Living under the threat of forced eviction in Ghana http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR28/003/2011/en/3a3b6669-1b12- 461b-bc28-bc8b4230083e/afr280032011en.pdf

The Economist (17 December 2008) Ghana http://www.economist.com/research/backgrounders/displaybackgrounder.cfm ?bg=997832

Freedom House (May 2011) Freedom of the World 2011 http://freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2011&country=8044

Government of Ghana Official Website (undated) Government of Ghana http://www.ghana.gov.gh/

International Trade Union Confederation (6 June 2013) 2013 Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights – Ghana http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/survey_ra_2013_eng_final.pdf

International Trade Union Confederation (28 January 2008) Core labour standards violations in Ghana identified in new ITUC report http://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article1772

Konrad Adenauer Foundation (November 2006) Political Parties and Political Participation in Ghana http://www.kas.de/db_files/dokumente/7_dokument_dok_pdf_9821_2.pdf

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (undated) Ghana - Country Profile http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub- saharan_africa/countries/ghana/ghana_profile.pdf

United States Social Security Administration (August 2009) Social Security Programs Throughout the World – Ghana http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/ghana.pdf

The World Bank (March 2009) Country Brief - Ghana http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/GH ANAEXTN/0,,menuPK:351962~pagePK:141132~piPK:141107~theSitePK:35 1952,00.html

11. Press/Media/Freedom of Expression

Committee to Protect Journalists (15 February 2011) Attacks on the Press in 2010 http://cpj.org/2011/02/attacks-on-the-press-2010-africa-developments.php

Committee to Protect Journalists (15 June 2012) In Ghana, police assault journalist, seize his equipment

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Committee to Protect Journalists (7 January 2013) In Ghana, journalists attacked after presidential elections http://www.cpj.org/2013/01/in-ghana-journalists-attacked-after-presidential- e.php

Freedom House (12 October 2012) Freedom of the Press 2012 –Ghana http://www.refworld.org/docid/507bcae3c.html

Reporters Without Borders (March 2010) World Report – Ghana http://www.refworld.org/docid/4d59463dc.html

12. Women/Children/Family

Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers (2008) Child Soldiers Global Report 2008 - Ghana http://www.childsoldiersglobalreport.org/content/ghana

Danish Immigration Service (17 June 2008) Protection of victims of trafficking in Ghana http://www.nyidanmark.dk/NR/rdonlyres/EB5BAEDA-0D96-46C2-B2D2- E48BA8911B2C/0/Ghanaffrapport2008.pdf

Human Rights Watch (13 June 2013) Ghana: Mine Accident Highlights Risk to Children http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/06/13/ghana-mine-accident-highlights-risk- children

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (24 October 2006) Ghana: Forced marriages; prevalence of such marriages; whether a woman can refuse such a marriage, and the consequences of the refusal; available state protection and redress (2004 - 2006) GHA101618.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f1473720.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (12 October 2006) Ghana: Practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and state protection available to those being targeted (2004 - 2006) GHA101617.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f147382.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (12 July 2006) Ghana: Widowhood rites performed by the Akan people, particularly for chiefs and sub-chiefs; whether the widow has to marry the customary successor of the sub-chief and consequences for refusal (2004 - 2006) GHA101539.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f147352f.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (6 April 2006) Ghana: Domestic Violence Victim Support Unit (DOVVISU), formerly the Women and Juvenile

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Unit (WAJU), established by the Ghanaian police and whether it provides protection to women in Ghana (March 2006) GHA101146.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f147367.html

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (25 February 2004) Ghana: Update to GHA35667.E of 6 November 2000 on the treatment of women, including domestic violence, forced or arranged marriages, and divorce procedures; state protection available to victims; non-governmental organizations that assist women (2001-February 2004) GHA42417.FE http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/41501c0a15.html

IRIN News (23 September 2011) GHANA: Efforts to reduce child labour on cocoa plantations beginning to pay off http://www.irinnews.org/report/93805/ghana-efforts-to-reduce-child-labour-on- cocoa-plantations-beginning-to-pay-off

LandInfo (12 January 2009) Female genital mutilation of women in West Africa http://www.landinfo.no/asset/768/1/768_1.pdf

Refugee Documentation Centre (August 2012) Country Adoption Pack – Ghana http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/CAPGHA12

Refugee Documentation Centre (August 2012) Country Marriage Pack - Ghana http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/CMPGHA12

Refugee Documentation Centre (25 October 2012) Q15958 - Information on FGM in Ghana. Information on whether protection is available for someone fearing FGM? Information on whether FGM is legal in Ghana? http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q15958

Refugee Documentation Centre (11 April 2011) Q113693 - Treatment of Women in Ghana http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q13693

Refugee Documentation Centre (10 March 2010) Q11810 - Information on available state protection against spousal abuse http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q11810

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (undated) At a glance: Ghana http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana.html

UNHCR (16 July 2007) UN Expert on violence against women concludes visit to Ghana http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/97ABF06C87190AAFC12 5731A002D2417?opendocument

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UNHCR (February 2013) Too Much Pain: Female Genital Mutilation & Asylum in the European Union - A Statistical Overview http://www.refworld.org/docid/512c72ec2.html

Parliament of the Republic of Ghana (28 October 2003) Juvenile Justice Act http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1504_1217426917_juvenile-justice-act.pdf

UN Human Rights Council (21 February 2008) Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ertürk, Yakin http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/47ce68652.pdf

UN Population Fund (UNFPA) (20 November 2007) To Serve and Protect: Police Scale Up Violence Unit to Prevent Abuse of Women and Children in Ghana http://www.unfpa.org/public/News/pid/224

United States Department of Labor (26 September 2012) 2011 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor – Ghana http://www.refworld.org/docid/506594140.html

United States Department of State (19 June 2013) 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report – Ghana http://www.refworld.org/docid/51c2f3bc53.html

13. Prison/Detention/Torture/Slavery

Amnesty International (25 April 2012) "Prisoners are bottom of the pile": Human rights of inmates in Ghana. http://www.amnesty.org/fr/library/asset/AFR28/002/2012/en/d5616444-cfd1- 482d-bcc5-2a338bb68456/afr280022012en.pdf

Amnesty International (25 April 2012) Ghana urged to meet international prison standards http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/ghana-improve-infrastructure-reduce- overcrowding-and-increase-prison-monitoring-meet-internatio

Amnesty International (1 May 2008) Ghana: What’s happening in the prisons? [AFR 28/002/2008] http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR28/002/2008/en/66f0e6ea-1835- 11dd-92b4-6b0c2ef9d02f/afr280022008eng.pdf

IRIN News (18 September 2008) Victims of military abuses to prosecute officers http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=80473

Refugee Documentation Centre (4 September 2008) Q08297 Ghana: The practice of 'Trokosi' in terms of women. How widespread is it? What are the

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UN Committee Against Torture (15 June 2011) Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention; Concluding observations of the Committee against Torture; Ghana http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1788_1310999438_cat-c-gha-co-1.pdf

14. Crime/Corruption

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2 October 2006) Ghana: Reports of corruption and bribery inside the police force; procedure followed to file a complaint and recourse available; the state's attitude toward police corruption and how police handle personal feuds GHA101614.E http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f147382f.html

Refugee Documentation Centre (5 March 2009) Q09402 - Ghana: Information on police corruption http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q09402

15. Education

Embassy of the United States Accra – Ghana (Undated) The Educational System of Ghana http://ghana.usembassy.gov/education-of-ghana.html

Digital Learning (8 April 2008) Access, Quality and Equity - Ghana’s Education Triumvirate Asamoah-Duodu, Agnes http://www.digitallearning.in/interview/interview-details.asp?interviewid=396

Ghana Embassy Washington DC, USA (Undated) Education in Ghana http://www.ghanaembassy.org/index.php?page=education-in-ghana

Refugee Documentation Centre (11 April 2011) Q13695 - Lack of access to education in Ghana and the consequences of this http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q13695

World Bank Information for Development Programme (infoDev) (April 2007) ICT in Education in Ghana Mangesi, Kofi) www.infodev.org/en/Document.406.aspx

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16. Health

Human Rights Watch (2 October 2012) "Like a Death Sentence”: Abuses against Persons with Mental Disabilities in Ghana http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/ghana1012webwcover.pdf

Human Rights Watch (22 August 2012) Ghana: Disability Rights Convention Ratified http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/08/22/ghana-disability-rights-convention- ratified

International Committee of the Red Cross (May 2011) ICRC Annual Report 2010 – Abidjan http://www.refworld.org/docid/4de626530.html

IRIN News (23 July 2010) GHANA: Ignorance on abortion law means death http://www.irinnews.org/report/89951/ghana-ignorance-on-abortion-law- means-death

Refugee Documentation Centre (11 April 2011) Q13692 - Access to medical treatment in Ghana http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q13692

Refugee Documentation Centre (July 2008) Q07889 - Ghana: Information relating to access (or lack of) to healthcare, education, general welfare and development for children in Ghana. http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q07889

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (undated) At a glance: Ghana http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ghana.html

UN General Assembly (January 2008) National report on the progress of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) declaration of commitment on HIV and AIDS http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1329_1212587054_ghana-2008-country- progress-report-en.pdf

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (29 September 2009) An Evaluation of the Effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana http://www.healthsystems2020.org/files/2361_file_Ghana_NHIS_Evaluation_T ech_Report_FIN.pdf

United States Library of Congress (undated) Ghana – Healthcare http://countrystudies.us/ghana/55.htm

World Health Organization (21 August 2008) Ghana holds first national training of trainers on strengthening essential newborn care

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World Health Organization (July 2008) Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1329_1217860194_efs2008-gh.pdf

World Health Organization (October 2007) Very Progressive Mental Health Law; Country Summary Series: Ghana http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/242_1202911252_2008-02-13- ghanacoutrysummary-oct2007.pdf

17. Asylum Seekers/IDPs/Internal Flight

Country of Return Information Project (August 2007) Country Sheet; Ghana http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/432_1197539553_ghana-cri.pdf

Refugee Documentation Centre (8 March 2013) Q16479 - Information on the position of failed asylum seekers returned to Ghana http://newlib.lab.ie/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/Q16479

UNHCR (March 2011) Refugee integration in Ghana: the host community’s perspective http://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1226_1299667135_4d6f5f3f9.pdf

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