Ghana: Mob Justice, Violation of Human Rights - Bossman - AllAfrica.com

Ernest Ohene-Kissiedu

The Acting Commissioner for the Committee on Person Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Ms. Anna Bossman have described rabble justness in the society as a strong human rights violation.

Mob justice, she said, is a negative phenomenon affecting the development of human rights in the society.

"It is growing at fast gait in Republic Of Ghana and must be stopped", she said.

Speaking at a Play festival on Mob justness as portion of the activities to flood tide the jubilations of the human rights hebdomad in Accra, she said rabble justness is not justified under any constitutional law and therefore is an illegal enactment that is punishable by law.

Ms. Bossman said although in some cases of rabble justice, the perpetrator is not guilty of committing any crime. She said fishy should not be beaten to decease but, should be taken to the police force force station for the necessary actions to be taken.

"Report the lawsuit to the nighest police station. Don't take the law into your ain hands", she said.

Human rights, she said, is very overriding in the development of every state and therefore should not be violated no substance the lawsuit or situation.

The Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mr. Richard Quayson said no substance the justification, "mob unfairness cannot be the right method in seeking justice".

He said rabble justness is a barbaric enactment and go againsts human rights.

"Allow the fundamental law to work. Don't go against the laws of the land", he advised.

He appealed to all to see the fundamental law as the supreme law of the land and regard it. Mr. Quayson urged Ghanaians to do Republic Of Ghana an advanced democratic state with high values and regard for human rights.

Mr. Theophilus Amoah, one of the audiences at the festival told ADM that people sometimes utilize rabble justness in settling tons with other people because of the hold lawsuits the spell through before being given the concluding judgement.

"Some lawsuits end up not being attended to or forgotten", he said.

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All people, he said, are entitled to rights without differentiation based on race, colour, sex, language, religion, opinion, origin, property, birth or residency.

He called on all to assist fighting rabble justness in the society and commended the function of the mass media in assisting CHRAJ in handling person rights issues.

"Push things to the peak degree and allow information on human rights be a corporate affair", he said.