Youth for Human Rights Africa (YoHRA) unequivocally condemns Ghana’s recent death sentence imposed on six individuals accused of plotting a coup against the government. YoHRA deems this decision a blatant violation of their inherent human right to life.
Ghana’s persistence in employing the death penalty starkly contradicts the global movement towards abolishing capital punishment. YoHRA asserts that resorting to such a severe and irreversible punishment contradicts the principles of human dignity and the right to life, as outlined in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
We demand the government reassess its position on the death penalty and advocate for the implementation of humane and progressive sentencing measures that unequivocally reject the use of capital punishment. Given Ghana’s commitment as a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, there is an imperative obligation to uphold its principles.
YoHRA urges the international community, as well as all civil society organizations (CSOs), to collectively condemn the use of the death penalty in this case and work together to completely remove capital punishment from penal codes of Ghana.
For further information, contact:
Jerry Exornam Reagan
Public Relations Officer
Youth for Human Rights Africa (YoHRA)
Accra- Ghana
Email: info.yohra@gmail.com
