In Ghana most women becomes victims of domestic violence because they are financially dependent on their male partners. not that the don't earn money but because of they have little or no knowledge in finance and its…
Difficult situations are always bound to arise each step of our way which can deter our progress in life. But how we deal with such situations would determine our failure or success in life. I bring you a story of a little…
I have been locked out... It is week 3 and I am stuck at an Airbnb in Togo I traveled out of Cameroon on the 15th of March 2020, to attend a wedding in Ghana on the 17th of March. Whilst in Ghana, the number of COVID-19…
World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12th. World Day Against Child Labour is intended to highlight the plight of working children and to support the worldwide movement against child labour. Did you know that…
Africa my Africa. The second largest continent with 54 countries and a population of about 1.3 billion people. A vast land rich in culture, history and resources with diverse tribes and languages but unified by common…
A celebrated Ghanaian human rights activist cum peace ambassador, Joseph Kobla Wemakor has been tipped among hosts of global human rights activists, speakers and ambassadors of peace to address issues of human rights,…
Today all over the globe we are supposed to be acknowledging world oceans day. In this special day I am not found of how our oceans has becomes. In 2015 August I got a visit from my very close friend from Denmark visiting me…
My names are Joseph Kobla Wemakor, but my friends call me "HUMAN RIGHTS", for short. I'm a seasoned freelance journalist, a youth leader, a Sustainable Development Goals advocate (SDGs) and a staunch human rights activist in…
The International Day of Peasant Struggles is celebrated every year across the world. This day commemorates the day 1996 massacres of landless farmer’s members of the movement of Landless Rural Workers (Movimento dos…
Voting has begun effective Tuesday morning January 18, 2021 in the 2020 Africans Rising Activism Award after official announcement by the Africans Rising for Justice, Peace & Dignity Since the pronouncement, each of the…
The Former President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Ambassador Martin Uhomoibhi has waded into the controversies surrounding the burgeoning issues of human rights abuses being perpetrated against the…
Africa Liberation Day is celebrated annually every 25th May. The day commemorates when the Organisation of African Union (OAU) was formed in 1963.Each year a different theme is set, for example the 2020 theme as set by the…
My name is Kumi Bismark from Ghana. I lost both parents through road accident at the age of 12 years staying with unemployed sister. I suffered a lot but didn't give up. What broke my heart was when some NGO came to my…
In a bid to help end the kidnappings as well as the burgeoning human rights and social issues in Ghana and beyond, the Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) in 2019 embarked on a ‘Nationwide Sensitization Campaign on…
After years of constant activism, advocacy and support towards relieving the plight of many people living in Ghana and beyond, our good work has caught the attention of a ‘good Samaritan’ to nominate us for the 2020 Africans…
Joseph Wemakor is my beautiful name and I'm so proud of it. I’m very passionate about defending, protecting and promoting human rights, religious freedom and above all peace. My commitment level towards the above is awesome…
It is indeed heartbreaking to know that in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic where all hands are on deck in attempt to possibly stem the flow of the virus and have it defeated absolutely, we have some ill-mannered…
This essay was first posted on World Pulse Online Community as part of a response to A World Free of Violence . With the following link https://www.worldpulse.com/community/users/otahelp/posts/89588 with the Topic Women…
I came across this fifteen (15)years girl brilliant orphan Junior High school student during my adolescent health programs. She lost both parents and two siblings .currently she is the only surviving person in her nuclear…
If you google Edo State women, you are likely to find stories of women who are forced or lured to go to Italy to engage in Commercial Sex Work but few care to talk about the disappointing situation for women in the political…
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is accepting proposals for the 5th round of its Competitive Fund for Peace and Recovery (P&R) Program that is focused on prevention, mitigation, responses to, and recovery strategies…
The High Commission of Canada in Ghana is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing…
