The People’s National Party (PNP) has petitioned the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on recent cases of human rights abuses under the John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in Ghana.
“The People’s National Party is concerned that some actions and policies of the current NDC government are creating a political environment reminiscent of past periods in Ghana’s history, including the PNDC era, where critics and citizens who disagreed with prevailing political practices experienced intimidation and suppression,” it said in the petition dated Tuesday, July 22, 2026.
Signed by Chairperson and Leader Janet Asana Nabla, the petition urged the Commissioner to, among others, monitor developments relating to democracy, human rights and political freedoms under the current NDC government in Ghana, encourage the Government of Ghana to uphold its obligations under
international human rights standards, and take any other appropriate action within the mandate of the United Nations human rights system.
More to follow. . .