Ghana: Update to Response to Information Request GHA19965.E of 23 March on Ghana Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) and its activities since 1988, whether it still exists, whether it deals with spousal abuse, success in this area, reaction of legislators and police to spousal abuse in response to FIDA-Ghana activities and legal services available to women
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA26317.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Update to Response to Information Request GHA19965.E of 23 March on Ghana Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) and its activities since 1988, whether it still exists, whether it deals with spousal abuse, success in this area, reaction of legislators and police to spousal abuse in response to FIDA-Ghana activities and legal services available to women, 1 March 1997, GHA26317.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abfb18.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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Other than information provided in Response to Information Request GHA19965.E of 23 March 1995, information on FIDA-Ghana and its activities is scarce.
A 27 December 1991 Inter Press Service (IPS) report states that the Ghana Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) has a legal aid program for women. However, the article also states that none of the women's organizations in Ghana are as powerful as the December Women's Movement (DWM) headed by Nana Agyeman Rawlings, the wife of the President (ibid.). This source does not report on the activities of FIDA-Ghana. Additional information on FIDA-Ghana could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Inter Press Service (IPS). 27 December 1991. Sika Adadevoh. "Ghana: Women Under 10 Years of Military Rule." (NEXIS)
Attachment
Inter Press Service (1PS). 27 December 1991. Sika Adadevoh. "Ghana: Women Under 10 Years of Military Rule." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [London]. Monthly.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. 1996.
New African [London]. Monthly.
West Africa [London]. Weekly.
Women in Law and Development (WILDAF), Zimbabwe.
On-line search on NEXIS database.
Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subject.
