38 h. ago Domestic Violence Secretariat trains market executives as paralegals in Bono Region

The Domestic Violence Secretariat (DVS), under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has trained 30 market women in the Bono Region as paralegals to help tackle abuse at the community level.

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66 h. ago Domestic violence case: John Odartey Lamptey remanded over alleged brutal assault on wife

John Odartey Lamptey, a businessman accused of brutally assaulting his wife at Ofankor in Accra, has been remanded for a second time after appearing before a Circuit Court at the Police Headquarters on December 3.

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3 d. ago Man who assaulted his naked wife remanded again; sister granted bail

John Odartey Lamptey, a businessman who allegedly assaulted his naked wife at Ofankor in Accra, has been remanded for the second time by a court. 

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9 d. ago The domestic violence act is failing Ghana’s women and girls. Here’s what needs to change

Earlier this month, a video circulated widely on social media of a man violently assaulting his wife with two metal rods in Ofankor, a suburb of Accra. The video prompted public outrage – and rightly so. But for the victim of the assault, the outcry was too little, too late: she had already reported her husband’s physical assaults to the police several times before the recent incident was captured on video. But still, they failed to keep her safe.

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1 week ago MTN Ghana, DOVVSU Launch 2025 Campaign Against Digital Violence

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Isaac Kofi Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mtn-ghana-dovvsu-launch-2025-campaign-against-digital-violence/MTN Ghana, in partnership with the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, has launched the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, with a renewed focus on combating digital violence against women and girls. The campaign aims to raise nationwide awareness about the growing threat of online […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Isaac Kofi Dzokpo, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/mtn-ghana-dovvsu-launch-2025-campaign-against-digital-violence/

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1 week ago GSS Report: Nearly half of women experience domestic violence in some districts

Nearly half of women in some districts across Ghana are exposed to domestic violence, with the Central Region emerging as the country’s highest-risk area. This is according to the latest District-Level Small Area Estimation findings released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), based on data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and the […]

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2 w. ago Appreciate women’s autonomy in marriages – Ark Foundation Director

Executive Director of the Ark Foundation and a leading women's rights advocate, Dr Angela Dwamena Aboagye has expressed concern over the growing epidemic of domestic violence against women, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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2 w. ago Filmmaker Links Early Religious Teaching to Domestic Violence After Assault Case

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/filmmaker-links-early-religious-teaching-to-domestic-violence-after-assault-case/Filmmaker Leila Djansi has sparked conversation about gender conditioning in religious and cultural institutions, arguing that unequal messaging to boys and girls creates foundations for domestic violence later in life. Djansi’s commentary followed the November 17 arrest of John Odartey Lamptey, who faces charges under the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732) after a viral […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/filmmaker-links-early-religious-teaching-to-domestic-violence-after-assault-case/

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2 w. ago Man in viral domestic violence video remanded as police hunt for victim

A man captured in a viral video brutally assaulting a woman believed to be his wife has been remanded into police custody, along with two others accused of trying to threaten a witness.

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2 w. ago Man in viral domestic violence video remanded with his two alleged accomplices

A man captured in a viral video brutally assaulting a woman believed to be his wife has been remanded into police custody, along with two others accused of trying to threaten a witness.

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2 w. ago Court remands man in viral domestic violence video, two family members also charged

An Accra Magistrate Court has remanded a man captured in a widely circulated video physically assaulting a woman into police custody, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has announced.

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2 w. ago Viral assault video reflects thousands of unseen women – Ark Foundation Director

Executive Director of the Ark Foundation and leading women’s rights advocate, Dr Angela Dwamena Aboagye, says the disturbing viral video of a man violently assaulting a woman mirrors the hidden suffering of countless domestic violence victims across Ghana. Dr Aboagye said she could not watch the full clip due to its severity, but was “not […]

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