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Review 2008


Ghana was reviewed on 5 May 2008. The troika consisted of the Netherlands, Bolivia and Sri Lanka.


National report

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/GHA/1 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/GHA/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

  UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes
. FAO E
. UNICEF E
. UN Habitat E
. UN Headquarters Department of Political Affairs E
. UNHCR E
. UN Population Fund E

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/GHA/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submissions

  NHRIs
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice E
  NGOs
. Amnesty International E 1, 2, 3
. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions E
. Common wealth Human Rights Initiative E 1
. FIAN International (joint submission) E
. Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children E
. International Lesbian and Gay Association (joint submission) E
. Ipas Ghana E
. Women in Law and Development in Africa E

Review in the Working Group – 5 May 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/L.2: Reporteadopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary - 11 June 2008

. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

. Statement by Ghana.

. The following States took the floor: Algeria, Luxemburg, Senegal, Nigeria, Egypt, Malaysia, Uganda and India.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.

- The following observers took the floor:

. Amnesty International

. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)

. Foodfirst Information and Action Network (FIAN)

Final outcome

. A/HRC/8/36 - A, C, E, F, R, S : Final Report as adopted









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