{"id":240893,"date":"2024-10-28T17:37:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/us-announces-new-visa-restriction-policy-for-people-undermining-democracy-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:37:20","slug":"us-announces-new-visa-restriction-policy-for-people-undermining-democracy-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/28\/us-announces-new-visa-restriction-policy-for-people-undermining-democracy-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"US announces new visa restriction policy for people undermining democracy in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has instituted a new strategy to safeguard democracy in Ghana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This move which comes in the form of a visa restriction policy comes barely a month to the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of State is announcing a new visa restriction policy today that will restrict U.S. visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana. This policy will take effect in advance of Ghana\u2019s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place December 7, 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a press release by, Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, the \u201cUnited States is committed to supporting and advancing democracy in Ghana and around the world.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The communiqu\u00e9 explained that the visa restriction policy would apply only to specific individuals who undermine democracy and is not directed at the Ghanaian people nor the Government of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The United States\u2019 readiness to impose visa restrictions if circumstances warrant is an example of our support for the aspirations of all Ghanaians for a peaceful, transparent, and credible electoral process that reflects the will of the people,&#8221; the October 28 statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find the rest of the statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;This visa restriction policy is pursuant to Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and allows the Department of State to implement visa restrictions for individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Ghana, including through the manipulation or rigging of the electoral process; the use of violence to intimidate, coerce or prevent people from exercising their rights to freedoms of association and peaceful assembly; the use of measures designed to intimidate, coerce or prevent political party representatives, voters, or members of civil society or the media from voicing or disseminating their views; or engaging in any other activity designed to improperly influence the conduct or outcome of an election.\u00a0 Certain family members of such persons may also be subject to these restrictions.\u00a0 Persons who undermine democracy in Ghana \u2014 including in the lead-up to, during, and following Ghana\u2019s 2024 elections may be found to be ineligible for visas under this policy.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has instituted a new strategy to safeguard democracy in Ghana. 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