Yendi marks international humarights day

By
Abebe Dawuni, GNA

Yendi (NR) Dec 12,
GNA – The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) with funding support from
HealthCare Positive Action and in partnership with the Royal Netherlands
Embassy has organised a community durbar at Yendi in the Northern Region to
mark the International Human Rights Day 2019.

The event sensitised
members of the Yendi Township on their rights.

The HRAC in
partnership with the West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF) and in collaboration
with the Ghana AIDS Commission will undertake HIV testing and screening
activities as a side event to highlight access to health care as a human right.

In his address
Alhaji Hammed Abubakari Yussuf, the Yendi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) said
it was common to see lots of human rights violation in the Yendi Municipality
and elsewhere in the country, either deliberately or out of ignorance.

He commended them
for the programme to educate the indigenes and said it would help to enlighten
the people on some of their rights and responsibilities.

According to the
MCE, it was the expectation of the people of Yendi Municipality that regardless
of race, tribe, political opinion, gender or circumstance should benefit from
the unique in other to enhance their human rights awareness.

He said many people
travelling long distances to Yendi for the durbar serves as an indication or
importance of the Human Right issues, which also reminds them on how they value
the theme: “Stand up for Equal Rights: say No to Discrimination”

On declaration,
Madam Cynthia Nimo-Ampredu, Executive Director, HRAC expressed appreciation for
the participation and said world leaders agreed that every person no matter
race or origin was entitled to enjoying all the guarantees stated in that
document.

He said some of the
guarantees were the rights to education, healthcare, work and freedom of
association and indicated that certain International Days like International
Day of the child, World Mental Health Day, World Disability Day and recently
World AIDS Day were in honour of human rights meant to raise awareness and
educate the public.

Madam Cynthia
Nimo-Ampredu reminded them to remember that the absence of Human Rights was the
absence of true and sustainable development and called on them to strive to make
Yendi the human right town of Ghana to attract diverse forms of development.

Mr Abass Yakubu,
Municipal Director of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) reminded
them that 1992 Constitution stated that “all persons shall not be discriminated”
against on grounds of gender, race, colour, or economic state.

In his closing
remarks Chief Bindana Ayuba Ziblim who represented Ya-Na Mahama Abukari II
called on the people in Yendi and Ghana as a whole to rise and uplift the Human
Rights of the people in their areas.

He reminded the
school children that they were the seed and therefore should sow it well for a
better future.

GNA