Wenchi, (B/R), July 29, GNA – Professor Tina Abrefa-Gyan, a Politician and renowned Gender Activist has, advocated the establishment of women shelter to cater for the aged in the society.
She observed that many aged women experienced worst forms of human rights abuses and violations clandestinely, and it was time the nation shouldered the responsibility towards upholding and defending their human rights and dignity.
“I think Ghana has gone far in our development process. We need a shelter that will cater for the basic needs and make life comfortable for our aged women in the society”, she said.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Wenchi in the Bono Region, Prof. Abrefa-Gyan, who is the Vice Chair of the United States branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) condemned the gruesome murder of the 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja District of the Savanah Region.
The deceased, Madam Akua Denteh was accused of witchcraft and lynched by some unidentified people in the town.
Describing the incident as unfortunate, barbaric and shameful to womanhood, Prof. Abrefa-Gyan, urged the Police to intensify search, apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
She observed the crime was a worst form of human rights abuse and a “slap on Ghana’s rule of law”, saying under no circumstances should perpetrators be left unpunished.
“This barbaric act goes contrary to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979, which Ghana had ratified” Prof. Abrefa-Gyan indicated.
“It also breaches the International Day of Violence against women adopted in November 25, 2018”, she said.
The premise of the day, she explained was to raise awareness of the fact that women around the world were subject to rape, domestic and other forms of violence against women.
“This innocent woman has been tortured to death for no apparent reason. Justice is the only remedy that will make her departed soul to rest and until justice is met, posterity will judge us all.
“We are therefore calling on the Police administration to conduct swift investigations, arrest and ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are made to face the full rigours of the law”, she added.
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