Posted 3/26/2024, 2:13:30 AM
Former New Force Spokesperson Sues Ghana for $1 Million Over Alleged Rights Violations
- Former New Force spokesperson Shalimar Abbiusi is demanding $1 million in compensation from Ghana for alleged human rights violations
- Abbiusi was arrested and charged by the Ghana Immigration Service in December 2023 before the charges were dropped
- She was subsequently deported from Ghana
- Her lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu has filed a case against Ghana at the ECOWAS Court demanding compensation
- The application seeks 9 reliefs for human rights violations including arbitrary arrest and detention, lack of fair hearing, discrimination, and violation of freedom of movement