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Violators of COVID-19 lockdown must be treated with dignity – CHRAJ to Security officials

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has cautioned security agencies against using unjustified force or torture in enforcing the law amid the partial lockdown of Accra, Kasoa, Tema and Kumasi.

CHRAJ in a statement signed by its Commissioner, Joseph Whittal admitted that the emergency situation has led to the curtailing of certain fundamental rights and freedoms, however, the commission insists that “human dignity cannot be curtailed or traded off” even in the event of an “emergency situation like what persists in Ghana.”

The Commission reiterated that it will be neglection of “duty if the (commission) fail to call on the government and all who have the duty to enforce the lockdown to do so in a manner that would protect the dignity of members of the public, including those found to have breached the Executive order.”

Moreso, it advised the public to adhere to the president’s directive on the partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa, which are epicentres of COVID-19, to stop the spread of coronavirus. Ghana’s COVID-19 cases currently stand at 204 with five deaths.

Three people have however recovered from the diseases.

In an attempt to curtail the further spread of the disease, the president announced certain measures including the closure of the country’s borders as well as a two-week lockdown of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and parts of the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area.

Four days into the lockdown, there have been concerns over assault of civilians breaching the lockdown by security agencies. The Commission however urged Ghanaians in locked-do

Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews

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