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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
Jurisprudential Guides Notes
On
July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide:
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
On
December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
On
July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
Revoked
The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
On
July 20, 2017, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being
Jurisprudential Guides.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
Revoked
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
Revoked
The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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GHANA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
February 2005
Accessed Date:
23 January 2007
Title:
Ghana: Current Issues and U.S. Relations
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
12 December 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
20 January 2026
Accessed Date:
22 January 2026
Title:
Ghana 2021 population and housing census: General report volume 3A
Source:
Ghana Statistical Service et al.
Date of Document:
November 2021
Accessed Date:
12 January 2022
Title:
Country Information Note. Ghana: Medical treatment and healthcare. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2022
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
28 February 2023
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
30 May 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. BTI 2024 Country Report.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Date of Document:
March 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Ghana: Internal relocation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2024
Accessed Date:
17 January 2025
Title:
Ghana's Voluntary National Review Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Source:
Ghana. National Development Planning Commission.
Date of Document:
July 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana: WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health. Situational Assessment.
Source:
United Nations. World Health Organization.
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Healthcare Provision in Ghana.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2023
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Solutions And Mobility Index: Ghana Round 2
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
June 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022: Key Indicators Report
Source:
Ghana. Ghana Statistical Services.
Date of Document:
May 2023
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: HIV/AIDS.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Psychiatry.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
January 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Ghana. Freedom in the World 2025.
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2025.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
April 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
National report submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21: Ghana
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/42/GHA/1
Date of Document:
1 November 2022
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Ghana: Compilation of information
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/42/GHA/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
14 November 2022
Accessed Date:
20 January 2023
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Ghana
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/42/GHA/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
31 October 2022
Accessed Date:
20 January 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Ghana
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Date of Document:
2 October 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana : Les mouvements sécessionnistes du “Togoland occidental”
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
14 October 2021
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
Ghana: End Chaining for Mental Health Conditions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
30 October 2023
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Global Pluralism Monitor: Ghana
Source:
Global Centre for Pluralism
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Replies of Ghana to the list of issues in relation to its initial report
Date of Document:
18 June 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
15 May 2024
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter 3: Citizenship. Ghana's Constitution of 1992 with Amendments through 1996.
Source:
Ghana; Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
26 January 2024
Title:
Update to GHA105228 of 15 July 2015 on the 'Certified Copy of Entry into Registry of Births' certificate, including additional information on its format and security features; whether the format has changed since 2009; authorized signatories (2009-July 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 October 2017
Accessed Date:
13 September 2018
Title:
The military identification card, including whether simple soldiers receive a different card than that of higher-ranking military personnel; whether the length of military service is defined by contract; the procedure for resigning without being accused of deserting (1999 - 2003)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 February 2011
Accessed Date:
19 March 2013
Title:
Citizenship Act of 2000
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Ghana. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
22 January 2026
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a Certified Copy of Entry into Registry of Births; whether the listed informant can differ between the original entry on the Registry of Births and the digital Certified Copy of the Entry into Registry of Births...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 March 2021
Accessed Date:
5 January 2022
Title:
Availability of fraudulent identity documents, including instances of officials issuing fraudulent documents, including passports (2008-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 January 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Title:
Requirements and procedures to replace a lost or stolen passport; whether applicants are fingerprinted to determine the issuance of previous passports; whether replacement passports have the same serial number as the one being replaced
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 April 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Title:
Digital Identity in Ghana: Case study conducted as part of a ten-country exploration of socio-digital ID systems in parts of Africa
Source:
Research ICT Africa
Author:
Smith Oduro-Marfo; Teki Akuetteh Falconer
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a voter card; appearance, security features and information indicated on the card, including the voter ID number; incidents of fraud (2015-December 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 December 2017
Accessed Date:
20 September 2018
Title:
The Ghana Card, including its appearance, content, biometric and security features; requirements and procedures to obtain or replace the card from within the country and from abroad; prevalence and uses of the Ghana Card; samples (2024–December 2025)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 December 2025
Accessed Date:
22 January 2026
Source:
Ghana. Electoral Commission.
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Ghana
Code:
RSC/GLOBALCIT-CR 2024/02
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
September 2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Profiles.
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Frequently Asked Questions
Source:
Ghana. National Identification Authority.
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
How Ghana's president went from democratic darling to anti-protest overlord
Date of Document:
27 October 2023
Author:
Delali Adogla-Bessa
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Managing diversity and political inclusion: The case of Ghana
Source:
Global Centre for Pluralism
Date of Document:
February 2021
Author:
E. Gyimah-Boadi; Mohammed Awal
Accessed Date:
13 January 2022
Title:
Certified 2024 presidential election results
Source:
Electoral Commission Ghana
Accessed Date:
20 January 2025
Title:
The Cost of Doing Politics in Ghana: What does violence against politicians look like?
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
March 2024
Author:
Gretchen Bauer; Akosua K. Darkwah
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Ghana: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghanaians want fair and competitive elections, but mistrust the electoral commission. Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 781.
Source:
Afrobarometer; Ghana Center for Democratic Development
Date of Document:
7 March 2024
Author:
David Kofi Asante-Darko
Accessed Date:
20 January 2025
Title:
Ghana by-elections yield vital lessons for 2024 national polls
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
6 September 2023
Author:
Enoch Randy Aikins
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Ghana. 2024 Parliamentary Results.
Date of Document:
December 2024
Accessed Date:
21 January 2026
Title:
Ghana. 2024 Presidential Results.
Date of Document:
December 2024
Accessed Date:
10 January 2025
Title:
Will Ghana's Mahama grasp the nettle of constitutional reform?
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
6 March 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana 2024 Final Report: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 7 December 2024
Source:
European Union Election Expert Mission
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Source:
The Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat.
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Domestic Violence in Ghana: Incidence, Attitudes, Determinants and Consequences
Source:
Institute of Development Studies et al.
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
8 August 2017
Title:
Gender Equality: Challenges and Potential Solutions for Ghana
Source:
Network for Women's Rights in Ghana
Date of Document:
May 2023
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Fulfilling the Commitment to Child Protection in Ghana
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
August 2021
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
Situational Analysis of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Ghana – Synthesising Data to Identify and Work with the Most Vulnerable Young Women
Source:
United Nations Population Fund; Population Council
Date of Document:
August 2016
Page Numbers:
36–46; 70–92
Accessed Date:
8 August 2017
Title:
Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Review of Ghana 100th Pre-Sessional Working Group
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
November 2024
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection and support services (2011-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 September 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
FGM in Ghana: Short Report
Date of Document:
November 2019
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Protecting and Empowering Adolescent girls in Ghana
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
October 2021
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
Branded for life: How witchcraft accusations lead to human rights violations of hundreds of women in north Ghana
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
14 April 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. Fighting Domestic Violence: Africa.
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Preliminary Gender and Inclusion Analysis for Ghana
Source:
Grameen Foundation USA; American Bar Association
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Chapter 9. LGBTIQ+ lawfare in response to the politicisation of homosexuality in Ghana. Queer lawfare in Africa: Legal strategies in contexts of LGBTIQ+ criminalisation and politicisation.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law.
Author:
Ernest Yaw Ako; Amanda Odoi
Editor:
Adrian Jjuuko et al.
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
“We Deserve Protection”: Anti-LGBTIQ Legislation and Violence in Ghana
Source:
Outright International
Date of Document:
29 August 2022
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
Ghana. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
November 2023
Author:
Kellyn Botha et al.
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Ghana: State treatment of LGBTQI+ persons
Source:
Asylos; Asylum Research Centre
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
13 January 2022
Title:
Ghana: LGBT Activists Face Hardships After Detention
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 September 2021
Accessed Date:
13 January 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Ghana: Sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE). Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
COI Query Response. Ghana: LGBT.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
30 July 2024
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
29 July 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Ghana.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
17 September 2025
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Ghana: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2024
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Modern Trends in Ownership and Acquisition of Large-scale Lands in Teshie and Kasoa, Ghana
Source:
African Journal Online
Date of Document:
23 October 2020
Author:
Appau Williams Miller et al.
Accessed Date:
13 January 2022
Title:
Ghana. Global Organised Crime Index 2025.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Date of Document:
November 2025
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Corruption in Ghana: People's Experiences and Views
Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date of Document:
20 July 2022
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
GACC State Of Corruption Report 2024
Source:
Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Understanding armed violence in Bawku: Exploring links with terrorism and its drivers
Source:
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes
Date of Document:
25 April 2024
Author:
Gideon Ofosu-Peasah
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Researching Ghanaian Law
Date of Document:
December 2020
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Ghanaians cite high cost, bias, and long delays as barriers to using formal justice system. Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 347.
Source:
Afrobarometer; Ghana Center for Democratic Development
Date of Document:
28 February 2020
Author:
Lionel Osse; Gildfred Boateng Asiamah
Accessed Date:
13 January 2022
Title:
Evaluating the Scope and Operation of Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities in Ghana in Relation to the Arrest of Members of Parliament
Source:
Social Science Research Network
Date of Document:
15 August 2023
Author:
Kwabena Brakopowers
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Ghana: Actors of Protection. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Johannesburg. Faculty of Law.
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
COI Query Response. Ghana: Information on Police Corruption.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
15 May 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. Freedom on the Net 2025.
Editor:
Shannon O'Toole; Tyler Roylance
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Ghana. World Press Freedom Index 2025.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Assessment of Media Development in Ghana: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators
Source:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Ghana. Londa Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report 2024.
Source:
Paradigm Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2025
Editor:
‘Gbenga Sesan et al.
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
The Media and Press Freedom in Ghana: From repression, redemption to depression
Source:
Media Foundation for West Africa
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. International Religious Freedom Report for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
26 June 2024
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Inquiry into the Continued Practice of Trokosi (Indentured Servitude) in Ghana: An Outlawed Culturo-Religious Practice
Source:
American Journal of International Relations
Accessed Date:
6 January 2023
Title:
The Superstition that Dismembers the African Child: An Exploration of the Scale and Features of Juju-Driven Paedicide in Ghana
Source:
International Annals of Criminology
Date of Document:
9 June 2022
Author:
Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
COI Query Response. Ghana: Information on Fetish Priests and Ritual Murder.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
11 July 2024
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Consequences of refusing a fetish priest or chieftancy position, and whether there is state protection available
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 August 2012
Accessed Date:
19 March 2013
Title:
Information on the chieftaincy dispute in Bimbilla, including the process for choosing a chief (1999-April 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 September 2017
Title:
State involvement in chieftaincy matters, such as blood rituals for deceased chiefs and their successors, including legislation; consequences of divulging a secret ritual to another member of the same ethnic group, including the Kotokoli in the Volta...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 May 2017
Accessed Date:
15 September 2017
Title:
Bimbilla alive after Supreme Court ruling
Date of Document:
2 October 2018
Accessed Date:
14 September 2020
Title:
Ghana. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
October 2020
Accessed Date:
14 January 2022
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Ghana Response Plan Report
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
5 May 2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Adolescent & Youth-Focused Rapid Gender Analysis: Asylum-Seekers in Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana
Source:
Plan International
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 January 2025:
Title:
Ghana. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 January 2025
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ghana/
Accessed Date:
22 January 2025
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
31 January 2023
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/ghana/presentation-du-ghana/
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Ghana's Voluntary National Review Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Source:
Ghana. National Development Planning Commission.
Date of Document:
June 2022
URL:
https://ghana.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/VNR_2022_Report_c5cXm4Q.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 January 2023
Title:
Ghana. Freedom in the World 2024.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/ghana/freedom-world/2024
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2024.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 April 2024
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/POL1072002024ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Ghana.html
Accessed Date:
22 January 2025
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Ghana: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/parliament/GH/GH-LC01/
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
20 August 2024
URL:
https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/ghana/
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Ghana.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
22 August 2024
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/59b606e3-59bc-48e5-ab3b-1ca4b5396238
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. Global Organised Crime Index 2023.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
URL:
https://ocindex.net/2023/country/ghana
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Ghana: Actors of Protection. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2020
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/921353/Ghana_-_Actors_of_protection_-_CPIN_-_v1.0_final_gov.uk.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 January 2022
Title:
Ghana. Freedom on the Net 2024.
Editor:
Amelia Larson et al.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/ghana/freedom-net/2024
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. World Press Freedom Index 2024.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/country/ghana
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Londa 2023 Digital Rights and Inclusion in Africa Report: Ghana
Source:
Paradigm Initiative
Date of Document:
April 2024
Editor:
Gbenga Sesan et al.
URL:
https://paradigmhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ghana-Country-Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Diabetes Mellitus.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
December 2023
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2023_12_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Diabetes_Mellitus.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Pulmonology.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
December 2023
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2023_12_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Pulmonology.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Gastroenterology.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_07_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Gastroenterology.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Hepatitis.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_07_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Hepatitis.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Nephrology.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_07_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Nephrology.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Cardiovascular Diseases.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_07_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_CVD.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Neurology.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
January 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_01_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Neurology.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Paediatrics.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
January 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_01_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Paediatrics.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Guidelines for Acquiring a Republic of Ghana Passport
Source:
Ghana. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
URL:
https://passport.mfa.gov.gh/guidelines
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Ghana voters ID card: registration, verification and replacement
Date of Document:
27 April 2018
URL:
https://yen.com.gh/108584-ghana-voters-id-card-registration-verification-replacement.html#108584
Accessed Date:
25 January 2024
Title:
Who decides who gets to vote in Ghana's elections?
Date of Document:
9 March 2020
Author:
Nathalie Raunet Robert-Nicoud
URL:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2020/03/09/who-gets-to-vote-in-ghana-elections-togo/
Accessed Date:
14 September 2020
Title:
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022: Key Indicators Report
Source:
Ghana Statistical Services
Date of Document:
May 2023
URL:
https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/PR149/PR149.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. 2023 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
5 September 2024
URL:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/ghana
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
COI Query Response - Ghana - Information on the LGBTQ Community in Ghana and the Treatment of Members of the LGBTQ Community
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
26 March 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/2024_03_Ghana_LGBTQ.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Legislating Identity: A Critical Analysis of the Anti-LGBT Bills in Kenya and Ghana
Date of Document:
23 April 2024
Author:
Lana Osei; Natasha Kahungi
URL:
https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2024/04/legislating-identity-a-critical-analysis-of-the-anti-lgbt-bills-in-kenya-and-ghana/
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Civil Society Report on the Implementation of Chapter II (Prevention) & Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in Ghana
Date of Document:
November 2021
Author:
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition; Bright Sowu
URL:
https://uncaccoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/Final_UNCAC-Parallel-Report-on-Ghana.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 December 2024
Title:
Ghana: Landmark vote to remove death penalty from laws is a major step forward
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
25 July 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/07/ghana-landmark-vote-to-remove-death-penalty-from-laws-is-a-major-step-forward/
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: HIV/AIDS.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_07_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_HIV_AIDS.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Medical Country of Origin Information. Ghana: Psychiatry.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.; International SOS
Date of Document:
January 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2024_01_EUAA_MedCOI_Report_Ghana_Psychiatry.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Title:
Ghana. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ghana
Accessed Date:
15 May 2024
Title:
Digital Identity in Ghana: Case study conducted as part of a ten-country exploration of socio-digital ID systems in parts of Africa
Source:
Research ICT Africa
Author:
Smith Oduro-Marfo; Teki Akuetteh Falconer
URL:
https://digitalid.design/RIA%20docs/CIS_DigitalID_RIA_Ghana_31.10.21.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 December 2024
Source:
Ghana. Electoral Commission.
URL:
https://ec.gov.gh/registration/
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
Evaluating the Scope and Operation of Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities in Ghana in Relation to the Arrest of Members of Parliament
Source:
Social Science Research Network
Date of Document:
15 August 2023
Author:
Kwabena Brakopowers
URL:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4541435
Accessed Date:
12 January 2024
Title:
Solutions And Mobility Index: Ghana Round 2
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
June 2025
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/ebe9135b-cd04-5887-81d2-74ed3ab69138/SMI%202%20Report%20Ghana_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022: Key Indicators Report
Source:
Ghana. Ghana Statistical Services.
Date of Document:
May 2023
URL:
https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/PR149/PR149.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ghana/
Accessed Date:
14 January 2026
Title:
The Ghana Card, including its appearance, content, biometric and security features; requirements and procedures to obtain or replace the card from within the country and from abroad; prevalence and uses of the Ghana Card; samples (2024–December 2025)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 December 2025
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=459077
Accessed Date:
22 January 2026
Title:
Will Ghana's Mahama grasp the nettle of constitutional reform?
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
6 March 2025
URL:
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/will-ghana-s-mahama-grasp-the-nettle-of-constitutional-reform
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana 2024 Final Report: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 7 December 2024
Source:
European Union Election Expert Mission
URL:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/relations-non-eu-countries/types-relations-and-partnerships/election-observation/mission-recommendations-repository/missions/517
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Source:
The Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretariat.
URL:
https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2025-03/final-ghana-general-election-december-2024-final.pdf?VersionId=oMrZOj9_I6uZCYDhQfi7pJujImwDqcor
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child Review of Ghana 100th Pre-Sessional Working Group
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
November 2024
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2024/11/Ghana%20-%20Human%20Rights%20Watch%20Submission%20to%20the%20CRC%20-%20100%20PS.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Branded for life: How witchcraft accusations lead to human rights violations of hundreds of women in north Ghana
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
14 April 2025
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AFR2890992025ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Preliminary Gender and Inclusion Analysis for Ghana
Source:
Grameen Foundation USA; American Bar Association
Date of Document:
February 2022
URL:
https://grameenfoundation.org/documents/wage-ghana-gender-and-inclusion-analysis.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
COI Query Response. Ghana: LGBT.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
30 July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/2024_07_Ghana_LGBT.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
GACC State Of Corruption Report 2024
Source:
Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition
URL:
https://gaccgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GACC-State-of-Corruption-Report-2024.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Johannesburg. Faculty of Law.
URL:
https://www.policinglaw.info/country/ghana
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
COI Query Response. Ghana: Information on Police Corruption.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
15 May 2025
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/2025_05_Ghana_Police_corruption.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
COI Query Response. Ghana: Information on Fetish Priests and Ritual Murder.
Source:
Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland
Date of Document:
11 July 2024
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/2024_07_Ghana_Information_on_fetish_priest_and_ritual_murder.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Ghana Response Plan Report
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
5 May 2025
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/report/ghana/gulf-guinea-joint-response-plan-2024-refugees-asylum-seekers-internally-displaced-persons-and-host-communities-ghana-response-plan-report-february-2025
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
Title:
Adolescent & Youth-Focused Rapid Gender Analysis: Asylum-Seekers in Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana
Source:
Plan International
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/55cddd45-9c03-4005-a0b8-5619676d8eed/Ghana%20RGAYA%20Full%20Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2025
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