Insufficient Data On PWDs, A Threat To Inclusive Participation In Elections 2020
Evidently, there is an absence of reliable data and tailor-made digital tools to aid persons with disabilities (PWDs) in exercising…
Penplusbytes launches new Webinar Series focusing on Ghana’s Elections 2020
Penplusbytes has launched a webinar series to interrogate emerging issues in Ghana’s election 2020. The Webinar Series will look at…
Promoting inclusive participation of PWDs and Vulnerable Groups in elections 2020
By Joyce Hilda Efia Aboagye The marginalization of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) goes beyond the discrimination they face from society…
Penplusbytes embarks on verification visits for Citizens’ reports on Government Assurances
The engagement by the Committee on Government Assurances (CGA) with citizens at all levels to be their eyes on the…
CSOs Statement on President Akuffo Addo’s Decision to force the Auditor General to take his accumulated leave
Dated: 7th July 2020 It is with sadness, disappointment and extreme concern that we come to you today to share…
CSOs Statement on President Akufo Addo’s Decision to force the Auditor General to take his ‘accumulated leave’
Dated: 7th July, 2020 Members of the press, colleague leaders of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana, democracy and good…
Penplusbytes launches Covid-19 information for all hub
To address gaps in information dissemination and the sheer volume of information disorder the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about in…
WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa
Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies affect men and women differently. As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns…
PRESS RELEASE -A PRESS STATEMENT TO MARK ONE YEAR AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT TO THE RTI ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)
Thursday May 21, 2020 A year ago today, on Tuesday 21st May 2019, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, assented…
Resources for African journalists covering the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cases of COVID-19 are rising in Africa, after the continent was initially spared of the pandemic in its early days.…
PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 Lockdown: Security Agencies must Respect the Human Rights of Civilians
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We, the Independent Police Complaints Coalition (IPOCOCO), are a group of civil society organizations/individuals advocating for the…
Fact-checking tools
In this age of information disorder (misinformation, disinformation and malinformation) it is very difficult to decipher accurate and trustworthy information…