Human rights in Ghana

[4] Physical and violent attacks against homosexual people are common, often encouraged by the media and religious and political leaders.

In the preamble of the constitution , it reads “In the name of the Almighty God, We the people of Ghana in the exercise of our inalienable rights….“ This is also evident in the Ghana population Census report, Christianity accounts for 68.8% of the population, followed by Islam (15.9%) and traditional religion (8.5%).

The remaining 0.7 percent of the population is made up of smaller religious groups, such as Buddhism and Eckankar.

This is protected by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights' (ICCPR) Article 18 guarantee.

[7]Although the constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press, the government sometimes restricts those rights.

[11] Squalid conditions, poor food, and overcrowding in Ghana's prisons were called "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment," by the UN in 2013.

The almost 400 years old James Fort Prison in Accra was in use as a prison until 2008. It was originally built for 200 slaves, but housed over 740 male and female prisoners. [ 12 ]