This obligation further implies that the Courts must take positive action to facilitate the enjoyment of basic human rights especially in adjudicating matters concerning human rights. Human rights law guarantees the enjoyment of human rights and they are expressed in constitutions, treaties, bodies of principles, and customary international law. The preamble to the Constitution upholds a guiding principle, “the protection and preservation of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.” The central passage on human rights is Chapter Five ---“Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms” sets out a range of rights to which “every person in Ghana” is entitled to. In this light, the author humbly calls on Human Rights Activists, Human Rights Institutions like Amnesty International (AI), Commission on Human Right and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Human Rights Watch (HRW) among others to add their voice to this infringement of clients’ rights in our “Sanhedrin”. The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights, An Interpretive Guide by United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner.

Source: GhanaWeb August 08, 2020 07:07 UTC