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Nineteen Human traffickers have been prosecuted, while six hundred and twenty five victims have been re-integrated into their various communities in the form of formal education, skills training and micro-credit, Juliana Azuma Mensah, Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs has revealed.
According to her, domestic violence, human trafficking and child abuse are the major identified devastating factors currently affecting Ghanaian women and children.
Addressing the media in Accra yesterday under The Meet The Press series, the women’s minister noted that, in collaboration with the United Nations System and the Danish Embassy in Ghana, her ministry has adopted the enactment of human trafficking Act, 2005 (act 694) as a measure that would prescribe punishment for perpetrators and re-integrate victims of human trafficking back into society.
“Research gathered by my sector reveals that about 70% of human trafficking cases are internal while 78% of the victims are children aged between 6-15 years,” she said. She stressed that the establishment of human trafficking secretariats to coordinate activities and provision of technical advice are some of the initiatives being taken to tackle the menace.
She added that, the production of documentaries on the subject was to sensitize and create awareness on the dangers associated with it.
Mrs. Azumah-Mensah further stated that, the establishment of a five anti-human trafficking units within the Ghana Police Service in some selected regions such as the Central, Ashanti, Upper East, Greater Accra and western regions will soon cover other parts of the country.
Touching on domestic violence, she said certain cultural practices and religious beliefs tend to condone such violence in the homes while the victims suffer for the rest of their lives in trauma and pain. She observed that domestic violence remains a major canker which all must come on board to stem.
She also bemoaned the low participation of women in decision making at all governmental levels and other harmful socio-economic practices which continue to militate against the progress of women and children. |
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| Source: The Heritage/Ghana |
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