The Amnesty International Ghana, has described the demolishing exercise at Old Fadama as untimely and insensitive.
Director, Robert Akoto Amoafo in a statement on Thursday said indicated that the act carried out by the Ministry of Water and Sanitation and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), impedes efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
He noted that, in times like this, government institutions and agencies must collaborate to curb the spread of Covid-19 questioning government’s commitment to providing protection to the most vulnerable people in the slum.
“All governments and other actors involved in responding to the Covid-19 must ensure that international human rights laws and standards are at the centre of all responses to the disease, in order to best protect public health and support people who are most at risk of adverse impacts,” he stated.
He then called on the institutions responsible to as a matter of urgency, halt all further demolition at Old Fadama or make alternative arrangements to relocate the residents, before continuing any demolition in the community.
He also asked that affected persons be provided with temporary places to reside to prevent them from possibly contracting the disease.
A demolishing exercise carried out on Wednesday, April 15, at Old Fadama rendered over 1,000 people homeless.
Although the Chief Executive Officer of AMA promised to provide a temporary shelter for affected people, that was not the reality when Joy News’ Kwesi Parker-Wilson visited the place at night.
Residents were sleeping in the open.
Read the full statement of Amnesty International Ghana Below:
Latest Stories
-
AFPNC leads the charge on World Prematurity Day 2024
1 min -
Court remands unemployed man over theft of ECG property
7 mins -
Election security rests solely with the police – Central Regional Police Command
9 mins -
NCCE engages political youth activists at Kumbungu on tolerance
10 mins -
‘In Mahama’s era students lacked chalk, but are now receiving tablets’ – Bawumia
20 mins -
Project commissioning not a ploy to attract votes – Oppong Nkrumah
21 mins -
CBG records GH¢1bn revenue in Q3
24 mins -
Mahama vows to create an agro-processing zone in Afram Plains
38 mins -
Political parties should plan for losses, not just wins – IGP advises
39 mins -
524 Diasporan Africans granted Ghanaian citizenship in ceremony
41 mins -
Mahama urges Afram Plains North residents to avoid ‘skirt and blouse’ voting
43 mins -
Asantehene receives more 19th century gold ornament and regalia
50 mins -
Hohoe Ghana Blind Union organises training for members ahead of Election 2024
56 mins -
Alan Kyerematen reveals his future plans for Ghanaian Health professionals
57 mins -
AAIN empowers women and small enterprises in Upper East Region through SHINE project
58 mins