The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Advocate Joseph Whittal, has urged government to speed up with the passage of the anti-witchcraft bill.
He addressed this during the commemoration of International Human Rights Day 2023 organized by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice under the theme, “The 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Implications for Human Rights Protection in Ghana,” held on December 11, 2023.
According to him, especially women are being traumatized and stigmatized when being tagged as witches due to this, there is a need for government to expedite the passage of the anti-witchcraft bill.
“Our concern now is what the president has indicated that he has constitutional concerns, but he has no problem with the content of the bill. Our problem as a Commission is, can the president speed up, whatever he will do to bring that bill to Parliament whether it is through the Attorney General, or however he intends to. The women cannot afford any further delay”, he added.
