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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.
The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) is a unit in the Ghana Police Service. It has the capacity to oversee matters of domestic abuse against women and children. [ 1 ] DOVVSU has a mission to prevent, apprehend and prosecute culprits of domestic violence and child abuse .
Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women in Ghana. [8] A study done in 2015, led by the Institute of Development Studies, found that 27.7% of women in Ghana had experienced domestic violence within the last 12 months. [33] Many acts of violence against women in Ghana have gone unreported as there are social ...
Violence at football matches has been a persistent issue in Ghana. In 2001, a riot in the capital, Accra, led to the death of at least 120 people. ... In response to the incident, the Ghana ...
In 2007 the Ghanaian government created the Domestic Violence Act in an attempt to reduce violence against women. [9] 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.
The killer had a history of violence and was being investigated by police for assaults which occurred while inside HMP Winchester, a pre-inquest hearing was told.
The ministry's role makes it advocate for better treatment for women and children. Issues of concern that come to the fore are handled by the ministry. One of such issues was the 2011 when the ministry announced it would in collaboration with the Ghana Department of Social Welfare undertake a re-registration of orphanages in the country
Dumontet was arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident involving their son in March 2024, and was later arrested again for violating an emergency protective order that ...