Human Security Research Centre Ghana (HSRCGh)
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The Human Rights Cost of IUU Fishing in Ghana Over the last two decades, the West African seaboard has been a stomping ground for industrial trawlers. Although most of them are flagged locally by West African nations, they are owned and operated by foreigners, mainly in China or European countries.
“Speak peace always” – Krachi youth urged Pastor Michael Frempong, Head Pastor of the Dambai Junction Church of Pentecost, has urged the youth in the Krachi East Municipality to speak peace in their daily conversations.
Our reckoning with the consequences of two decades of counterterrorism The approaching 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks compels the international community to take stock of the past two decades of counterterrorism policy and ask: Have these efforts made us safer, and at what cost? An honest reckoning with the consequences for human rights, …
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Violence in African countries ‘rooted in governance issues, grievances’ The countries of the arid region south of the Sahara desert, best known as the Sahel region, have recently witnessed an escalation in violence.
Violent Extremism: Young women cautioned against giving national information to strangers The Network on Peace and Security for Women in the ECOWAS space (NOPSWECO) – Ghana, is cautioning young women on how they engage strangers and give out information about the nation.
Hamile, Upper West Region. 19 August 2021 In the prevention of violent extremism one is reminded that it will take both government and the people to make a determined effort to stem it. It is in this spirit that the Human Security Research Centre, Ghana (HSRCGh) facilitated interaction between the security forces and local chiefs …
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Accra 17 August 2021. Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country have been urged to work together towards preventing violent extremism in Ghana and the West African sub-region. The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, made the call Tuesday, 16 August 2021, when a delegation from the Human Security Research Centre Ghana (HSRCGh), …
How armed groups can exploit the climate crisis In the Middle East and North Africa, non-state actors weaponising the effects of climate change is already a reality, not a future scenario.
How kidnap-for-ransom became the “most lucrative industry in Nigeria” Since December, more than 1,000 Nigerian students and staff have been abducted and held for ransom by criminal gangs in the dense forests of the country’s remote northwest. With Groups Fueled by Drones and Gold, Terror in Africa Tops Concerns in UN Report The “most striking …
Caution Urged as Global Piracy Falls to Lowest Level in 27 Years Piracy and armed robbery at sea fell to the lowest level in 27 years in the first half of 2021, but don’t let the numbers fool you, the International Maritime Bureau warns.