MOSES K. AHUBLE AND REDEEMING LOVE MINISTRIES [2004]DLCHRAJ6093

Date	2004-05-19
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/2353/2002/1044
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6093

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ6093
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOSES K.
AHUBLE<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>REDEEMING
LOVE MINISTRIES<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p>Our Ref: CHRAJ/2353/2002/1044&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 19/05/2004<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant, on 20th November 2001, reported to the Commission, general abuse of
the human rights of the members of the Respondent church. He first wrote to the
Human Rights Organization of Ghana (HROOG), which referred the case to the
Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MWCA)<o:p></o:p>He
tasked the Commission to institute investigation into his report and bring the
culprits to book.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>In
his letter dated 2nd October 2001, the Complainant alleged that he was a
concerned citizen living in Ashaiman. He stated that the Respondent church was
violating the rights of its members especially those suspected of being
witches. He averred that women were being beaten up, whipped with canes and
their hairs being pulled to the ground.<o:p></o:p>Mr.
Ahuble therefore drew the attention of the HROOG, which referred the matter to
the MWCA and eventually to the Commission with the view to conduct on-the-spot
investigations and cause the perpetrators to be dealt with in conformity with
the law.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>The
Commission had observed that the Complainant failed to assist in the
investigations after it was lodged. That notwithstanding, a letter was sent to
the Complainant on 7th January 2004, to state whether or not he was still
interested in pursuing the matter further. He failed to communicate to the</main>