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Charles "Papa" Kwabena Ebo Quansah (born 1964), known as The Accra Strangler, is a convicted Ghanaian serial killer who was arrested in February 2000 and convicted of the strangulation deaths of nine women. Quansah was initially arrested in 2000 for the murder of his then-girlfriend Joyce Boateng.
The murder of Georgina Asor Botchwey, an aspiring trainee nurse, is alleged to have been carried out by the Tufuhene (Chief) of Ekumfi Akwakrom Christopher Ekow Clark Quansah (known as Nana Clark Onyaa) [1] and a pastor Michael Darko Amponsah (known as Nana 1). The crime was committed at Mankessim in the Central Region of Ghana.
Ghana is a country of origin, transit, and destination for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. [2] The nonconsensual exploitation of Ghanaian citizens, particularly children , is more common than the trafficking of foreign migrants . [ 2 ]
This increasing tension culminated in the abduction and murder of three high-ranking judges in June 1982—a tragedy that would shake the country and the independence of the judiciary. The murders were allegedly part of the broader struggle to ensure that the PNDC's control over Ghanaian society, including the legal system, remained unchallenged.
Cecilia and the other two murdered justices are remembered in an annual judicial service on the anniversary of their deaths, called Martyrs Day, in Ghana. [7] The Memorial to the Martyrs of the Rule of Law, which includes statues of all three murdered justices, stands in front of the Supreme Court of Ghana buildings today.
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A meeting was held to convene women from Ghana's 110 districts, and discover similarities and differences in women's issues across the country. These meetings generated a long list of cultural practices, such as inequality in marriage and education, that the group wanted to change.
In 2007 the Ghanaian government created the Domestic Violence Act in an attempt to reduce violence against women. [25] The act encountered significant resistance from cultural conservatives and local religious leaders who believed that such a law would undermine traditional African values, and that Western values were being implemented into law.