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By Josephine Dodoo, GNA
Accra, Dec. 10, GNA - Mr Richard Quayson, Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, has said the rights of the youth should be met to help in combating corruption in the country on the occasion of the commemoration of International Human Rights Day Celebration.
Mr Quayson said, ‘’if the rights of the youth are met, it will encourage them stay in the country and help in development.’’
He said this at the 2019 Commemoration of the International Human Rights Day in Ghana, on the theme ‘’ Youth and their Human Rights.”
He continued that corruption was impacting on the fundamental rights of the people especially the youth, as a result of denying them on the enjoyment of their rights.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr. Quayson said the afro barometer report showed that 40 per cent of the youth preferred to travel out of the country for greener pasture, because they felt other countries were better than where they were.
Ms. Silke Hollander, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, said this year marks the 71st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the day is being celebrated on the theme ‘’Stand Up for Human Rights.
“Human beings are born free and equal, both in rights and dignity. This is the fundamental principle enshrined in the 1948 Universal Human Declaration of Human Rights,” she said.
Ms. Hollander said human rights violations were crucial elements of UNDP’s assistance to Ghana, thus, UNDP supported the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative justice (CHRAJ) in areas such as the establishment of the National Implementation Support Unit (NISU)to coordinate the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan.
She then urged the youth to enjoy their rights, and help fight corruption so that they could enjoy the best in the country.
Dr. Navi Pillay, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said, “Corruption is an enormous obstacle to the realisation of all human rights- civil, political, economic, social and cultural and the right to development.”
“Corruption violates the core Human Rights principles of transparency, accountability,non- discrimination and meaningful participation in every aspect of the life of the community,” she added.
Dr. Pillay gave some examples of the impact of corruption on some specific rights, which were the Right to Life that was threatened when the security guards were bribed to permit an attack or when procurement corruption results in faulty infrastructure.
“The Right to health is violated when there is tampering with or diversion of medicine, when there are requests for bribes in exchange for health services. The Rights to education is violated if funds for schools and supplies are embezzled, or if access depends on a bribe,” she said.
Mr Quayson said society was undermined by the high level of corruption in our society, and thus, affected the youth by having a different perception about the country, in a way of denying them of their rights.
Again, students, have to pay additional money for services for what they were rightfully entitled to enjoy.
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