Attorney-General sued over inhumane prison conditions

3 lawyers have sued the Attorney-General, Marietta Appiah-Oppong, for exactly what they say are inhumane and degrading conditions at the nation detention centres. Martin Kpebu, Francis Ontoyin and Nana Akwasi Awuah desire the Supreme Court to cause the federal government to explain its failure to separate toilet centers at the jails from the bed room of the inmates, leading to making use of a toilet by a prisoner in the presence of other prisoners. The practices, the complainants believe, “is vicious, inhumane and degrading as well as detracts a prisoner/remandee’s dignity and worth, and therefore inconsistent with” the 1992 Constitution. Poor conditions at the nation’s jails is an over-drummed problem. Much of Ghana’s prisons are overcrowded, making life unbearable for inmates. A report releas …

See all stories on this subject Medical students may need to clear NEXT under draft costs Medical students will now need to do more than finish a five-and-a-half-year medical course to utilize the title of ‘medical professional’. The draft Indian Medical Council (Change) Bill 2016, revealed by the union health ministry on Thursday, said they will likewise need to pass the National Exit Test (NEXT). The test is anticipated to produce an equal opportunity in medical education, significantly becoming privatized. A central government official said NEXT would enhance the quality of medical education in the country and assistance standard trainees. “It will replace three tests, including NEET for postgraduate admissions, recruitment for central health services and the foreign graduate medical checkup,” said the official, including it will be an outcome-based test. “The results of how students from indivi …
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