Child Rights International has called on the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to provide information on the welfare and treatment of the arrested street beggars.
This request follows a recent operation by the Ghana Immigration Service, which resulted in the apprehension of over 2,241 foreign nationals engaged in street begging across 11 locations in Accra.
At a press briefing in Accra, Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, urged the Immigration Service to disclose the actions taken and the safety protocols in place for the individuals.
“The kind of care system they are giving to them after the operation we have not seen any protocol being established by the state to determine how they want to handle this matter, and whether the state has engaged in any bilateral engagement with the respective counties where these children are coming from.
“That will help us understand what the state is doing and also the discussion that they are having with the countries where are coming from,” he stated.
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