LAUD O. AMANOR AND CHRAJ, TEMA SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE [2012]DLCHRAJ5965

Date	2012-08-14
Suit No.	CHRAJ647/2008\|1591
Citation No.	[2012]DLCHRAJ5965

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2012]DLCHRAJ5965
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color:#00B050">LAUD O. AMANOR<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">CHRAJ, TEMA SUB-REGIONAL OFFICE<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>On 26th September, 2008 the
Commission received the above titled complaini from Laud O. Amanor (hereinafter
referred to as "the Complainant") against the unfair treatment meted
out to him by the Tema Sub-Regional Office of the Commission on Human Rights
and Administrative Justice (hereinafter referred to as "the
Respondent") when he lodged a complaint with it.<o:p></o:p>THE
COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>In his complaint, the Complainant alleged that one Mario Adjor was
his ex-wife and that their marriage was blessed with a daughter in 1972.
However due to Mario Adjor's uncooperative attitude towards him, he dissolved
their marriage. Since then all his efforts at meeting and interacting with his daughter
was thwarted by Mario Adjor. The Complainant further alleged that he was
informed that his daughter now resided in London and had a daughter who
recently was brought down to Ghana to live with Mario Adjor, her grandmother.
The Complainant concluded that he sent his granddaughter some Christmas gifts
which incurred the wrath of his ex-wife because she had previously warned him
never to set foot in her house.<o:p></o:p>However, in the course of
investigating his case the Commission invited Mario Adjor and their daughter,
who had just returned to Ghana from London, but neglected to invite him (the
Complainant). Thereafter, the Respondent did not bother to inform him of what
transpired at the said meeting until he visited its Office to check up on his
case. The Complainant concluded that he intended instituting legal action
against Mario Adjor for peddling falsehood against him and will rely on the
Commission's support when the hearing of the case commences in court.<o:p></o:p>THE
RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>Following the receipt of the
above titled complaint on 15th January 2008, the Respondent claimed that it
explained to the Complainant that it would try and talk to his ex-wife on his
behalf but pointed out to him that under the circumstances, it could not compel
her to meet his claims. The Respondent further claimed that it explained to the
Complainant that in the event it failed in its conciliatory attempt at
resolving this complaint, the Complainant had the option of pursuing legal
action against Mario Adjor before the law courts.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent however claimed
that its investigations into the case did not proceed as if initially planned.
It explained that with the knowledge of the Complainant, if threw an invitation
to the Respondent on two (2) different occasions in or about February 2008 to
visit its Offices for a meeting but she did not turn up. The Respondent added
that on 18th April, 2008, Mario Adjor called at its Offices with her daughter,
unannounced. At the meeting, Mario Adjor explained to the Commission that although
she received its thought it wise to come with her daughter who was visiting
Ghana from the United Kingdom soon. Mario Adjor added that unfortunately, the
period of her daughter's stay in Ghana had come to an end and she was due to
return to London the following day. She also intended taking her daughter along
with her too.<o:p></o:p>In her submissions to the
Respondent, Mario Adjor's daughter mentioned that she had not met the
Complainant for the past twenty (20) years since she left Ghana for the United
Kingdom. She also mentioned that she had never considered the Complainant as her
father and did not want to see him or permit her daughter to meet him.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent added that the Complainant thereafter visited its
Offices on 30th April 2008 and was informed of what transpired at the meeting.
It was at this juncture that the Complainant intimated to the Respondent his
intentions of taking legal action against Mario Adjor. He also added that he
did not intend pursuing his complaint with the Respondent any further.<o:p></o:p>PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATIONS<o:p></o:p>