Committee: UNHRC

Country: Ghana
Agenda: Protection of Forcibly Displaced/Refugees from present day Conflict Areas

United Nation Human Rights Council state that UNHRC works to ensure that everybody has the right
to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, or war at home. This doctrine
was by UNHRC to work for the protection of refugees around the world. In 1951. Violation with the
forced people It is the duty of the UNHRC provide life-saving assistance, including shelter, food,
water, and medical care of the people forced to flee conflict and persecution, many of whom have
nobody left to turn to. UNHRC is serving 137 countries which are protecting those forced to flee.
The UNHRC also helps to provide international protection and humanitarian assistance, and to seek
permanent solutions for persons within its core mandate responsibilities.

The Ghana believes that even if refugees manage to pay these entrance fees, a number of refugees
claimed that they face a discriminatory attitude from locals; for example, Ghanaians do not buy items
from refugees after they have found that they are Liberians even though they are selling the same
items as local traders. Ghana was admitted to the UNHRC on 8 March 1957. Ghana was present in the
United nation since the early 1960s and works in partnership with the government and the people of
Ghana for sustainable economic and social development, peace, and human rights. The Ghana
contributed UN with standing troop and police contribution country to UN peacekeeping. The Ghana
also sees Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: arbitrary or unlawful killings
including extrajudicial killings; torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by the
government or on behalf of the government; arbitrary arrest or detention; serious restrictions on free
expression and media, including violence and threats of violence against journalists, and unjustified
arrests or prosecutions of journalists; substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly;
serious government corruption; lack of investigation. The Ghana Police Service, under the Ministry of
the Interior, is responsible for maintaining law and order; however, the military, which reports to the
Ministry of Defence, continued to participate in law enforcement activities in a support role, such as
by protecting critical infrastructure. The National Intelligence Bureau handles cases considered
critical to state security and answers to the Ministry of National Security. Civilian authorities
maintained effective control over the security forces. There were reports that members of the security
forces committed some abuses.