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A Rocha Ghana

A Rocha Ghana — conservation and environmental advocacy organisation addressing illegal mining, human rights abuses in mining communities, and forest protection across Ghana.

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  1. October 2026

  2. The Chronicle

    Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has raised concerns over alleged widespread human rights abuses, environmental destruction and intimidation in mining-affected communities, calling on the government to take urgent action against illegal and unregulated minin …

    A Rocha Ghana Raises Alarm Over Human Rights Abuses In Mining Communities
  3. September 2026

  4. The Chronicle

    … The coalition includes the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Centre for Maritime Law and Security Africa (CEMLAWS Africa), Hen Mpoano, OCEANA, Friends of the Nation, Oxfam and A Rocha Ghana. …

    CSOs demand review of offshore gold licences

  5. Joy Online

    … In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 15, NAIMOS said it had taken note of recent public and media reports concerning activities within the reserve, as well as concerns raised by A Rocha Ghana and other groups during a joint press conference on Monday, September 14, 2026. …

    NAIMOS steps up response to alleged illegal mining in Atewa Forest Reserve

  6. The Ghanaian Times

    … Times* and *The Spectator* newspapers digitally on [TimesNewsPlus](https://timesnewsplus.com/newspapers). #GhanaianTimes #TimesNewsPlus Follow our WhatsApp Channel now! https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAjG7g3gvWajUAEX12Q The post Act now to protect Atewa Forest – A Rocha Ghana …

    Act now to protect Atewa Forest – A Rocha Ghana

  7. Joy Online

    … The Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape, A Rocha Ghana and Eco Conscious Citizens are also demanding stronger security and increased resources for state agencies responsible for protecting the reserve. …

    Environmental groups demand National Park status for Atewa Forest over illegal mining
  8. August 2026

  9. Joy Online

    Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has warned that Ghana’s fight against illegal mining has reached “a point of hopelessness”, saying the country’s rivers and forests continue to suffer despite government interventions and the sacrifice of eight officials who died in l …

    We’re at ‘a point of hopelessness’ in the fight against galamsey – Daryl Bosu
  10. July 2026

  11. Joy Online

    The Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape (CCAL) and environmental non-governmental organisation A Rocha Ghana have jointly condemned the state’s reactive approach to illegal mining following a violent confrontation at Kyebi in the Eastern Region. …

    Kyebi galamsey clash triggers outrage as A Rocha Ghana and CCAL demand investigation into bloody shooting

  12. Joy Online

    … National asset The National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Dr Seth Appiah Kubi, described Ghana’s forests as indispensable national assets whose protection should remain a collective responsibility. …

    Declare Atewa a national park now! — Eco-Conscious Citizens
  13. June 2026

  14. The Chronicle

    … The groups, convening under the Citizens’ Platform on Constitutional Reform (CPCR) and including the Centre for Democratic Development, One Ghana Movement, A Rocha Ghana, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF Ghana), Eco-Conscious Citizens, the Youth Alliance for Green G …

    CSOs Back CRC’s Environmental Reforms, Press Government for Roadmap

  15. Business & Financial Times

    … Through the BRACE Project funded by the European Union (EU), A Rocha Ghana and its partners are helping to build a support system where access to justice is not determined by financial capacity, but by the fundamental right of every citizen to seek redress and accountability. …

    BRACE strengthens legal support for mining-affected communities
Mining & Energy

A Rocha Ghana reports human rights abuses in mining communities

The News

A Rocha Ghana's deputy national director has raised concerns over alleged widespread human rights abuses, environmental destruction and intimidation in mining-affected communities across Ghana, citing cases in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions where residents have lost farmlands, livelihoods and access to clean water, and those who challenged mining activities faced threats, harassment and violence.

19 October 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 19 October

  1. A Rocha Ghana reports human rights abuses in mining communities

    A Rocha Ghana's deputy national director has raised concerns over alleged widespread human rights abuses, environmental destruction and intimidation in mining-affected communities across Ghana, citing cases in the Eastern and Ashanti Regions where residents have lost farmlands, livelihoods and access to clean water, and those who challenged mining activities faced threats, harassment and violence.

    19 October 2026 · The Chronicle →

Wednesday 30 September

  1. CSOs demand review of offshore gold licences

    A coalition of civil society organisations has called on President Mahama to urgently review 10 offshore gold reconnaissance licences held by Gold Coast Resource Corp., citing concerns over Ghana's fisheries, marine environment and coastal livelihoods. The licences cover about 10,000 square kilometres along 300 kilometres of Ghana's coastline, with CSOs warning that substantial portions may fall within Ghana's Inshore Exclusion Zone.

    30 September 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 15 September

  1. NAIMOS escalates response to alleged illegal mining in Atewa Forest Reserve

    The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat says it is taking urgent steps to address reports of illegal mining and encroachment within the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, having already conducted reconnaissance operations and collaborating with security and state agencies for further action.

    15 September 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. A Rocha Ghana urges fast-track conversion of Atewa Forest

    A Rocha Ghana has called on the government to fast-track the conversion of the Atewa Range Forest Reserve into a national park to protect forest resources and create green economic development opportunities, with involvement from local communities and stakeholders.

    15 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Monday 14 September

  1. Environmental groups seek National Park status for Atewa Forest

    Environmental groups are calling for the Atewa Range Forest Reserve to be converted into a National Park, citing increasing illegal mining activities, encroachment, and threats to biodiversity and water resources. The groups are also demanding stronger security and increased resources for state agencies responsible for protecting the reserve.

    14 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 6 August

  1. Ghana's fight against galamsey has reached hopelessness, expert warns

    Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana Daryl Bosu says the country has reached "a point of hopelessness" in combating illegal mining, with systems put in place failing to deliver results despite government interventions and the deaths of eight officials in last year's helicopter crash. He called for urgent protection of forest reserves and river bodies, and warned against selective enforcement of anti-galamsey measures.

    6 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 13 July

  1. Kyebi shooting highlights illegal mining defiance and enforcement gaps

    A Rocha Ghana and the Concerned Citizens of Atewa Landscape have condemned the state's reactive approach to illegal mining after a young man was shot during a clash between state security and illegal miners at Kyebi on July 11, 2026. The groups attributed the miners' defiance to selective law enforcement and a "dangerous sense of entitlement," calling for government investigation into claims of favouritism in the sector.

    13 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 3 July

  1. Environmental groups urge government to upgrade Atewa Forest to national park

    Environmental advocacy organisations have called on the government to elevate the Atewa Forest Reserve to national park status, warning that degradation of the forest threatens water security, biodiversity and climate resilience. The Atewa Forest Reserve serves as the source of rivers that supply water to more than five million people and is being pressured by ongoing environmental degradation.

    3 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 23 June

  1. CSOs endorse CRC environmental reform proposals, call for roadmap

    A coalition of civil society organisations has backed the Constitution Review Committee's environmental reform proposals, which include entrenching a public trust doctrine vesting minerals, water resources, and public lands in the people of Ghana with the State holding them in trust. The groups are pressing government to publish a clear roadmap and timelines for the constitutional reform process amid Ghana's worsening illegal mining crisis.

    23 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Thursday 18 June

  1. BRACE project strengthens legal aid for mining-affected communities

    The Building Resilient and Active Communities in Extractive Landscapes (BRACE) Project convened legal experts and implementing partners to expand access to justice for mining-affected communities across Ghana, including establishing a Legal Access Fund to remove financial barriers to legal redress for those impacted by environmental degradation, land disputes and human rights violations.

    18 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 12 June

  1. A Rocha condemns attack on Forestry Commission staff in Kintampo

    A Rocha Ghana has condemned an attack on Forestry Commission staff and destruction of a timber checkpoint accommodation at Babatokuma in the Kintampo District on 9 June 2026, which the group says is part of a recurring pattern of violence against conservation workers. The conservation organisation called for a swift police investigation, stronger security for forestry personnel, and greater transparency, warning that unresolved attacks weaken environmental law enforcement.

    12 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's constitutional prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a case filed in December 2025 challenging whether Parliament unconstitutionally granted prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Attorney-General's office argues that Article 88(3) of the Constitution vests prosecutorial powers solely in its office and that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by passing the OSP Act, 2017.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's independent prosecutorial powers

    The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a hearing on a constitutional case challenging whether Parliament had the authority to grant the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers. The case, filed by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, argues that Articles 88(3) and 88(4) of the Constitution vest prosecutorial authority solely in the Attorney-General, and that the OSP Act 2017 was unconstitutional.

    10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 4 June

  1. Illegal mining threatening Lake Bosomtwe ecosystem and water quality

    The Oheneba Poku Foundation has raised concerns about illegal and unsustainable mining activities (galamsey) around Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti region, citing vegetation destruction, soil erosion, ecosystem disturbance, and encroachment on buffer zones critical for protecting water quality and ecosystem stability. The foundation stressed that the combined effects of illegal mining, land degradation, and weak environmental enforcement pose a significant risk to the sustainability of Ghana's only natural lake.

    4 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 19 May

  1. Supreme Court admits 14 CSOs in OSP constitutionality case

    The Supreme Court has granted an application by 14 civil society organisations to join the case of Adamtey v Attorney-General, which challenges the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The organisations include the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Transparency International Ghana, and others with interests in governance and anti-corruption issues.

    19 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

  1. Fourteen CSOs file to join Supreme Court case on OSP Act

    CDD, IMANI and 12 other civil society organisations have filed an application to join the Supreme Court case Adamtey v Attorney-General as amici curiae, seeking to provide legal and policy perspectives on constitutional and public interest issues relating to Ghana's anti-corruption framework and institutional independence.

    7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 6 May

  1. IMANI Africa defends CSO role in OSP Act legal challenge

    IMANI Africa has defended civil society organisations' participation in a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, saying CSO involvement is justified to support constitutional interpretation and strengthen accountability despite criticism that it may amount to advocacy rather than neutral assistance.

    6 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. RoNAG holds Lake Bosomtwe clean-up and environmental rights workshop

    Rights of Nature Movement Ghana organised a clean-up exercise and sensitisation workshop at Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region on 28 April in commemoration of World Earth Day, bringing together community members, volunteers and Zoomlion workers to address waste and discuss environmental stewardship through a rights-of-nature framework.

    6 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  3. Fourteen CSOs seek to join OSP Act constitutional case

    Fourteen civil society organisations, including CDD, IMANI Africa, and Transparency International Ghana, have filed to join a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017. The groups say their involvement is motivated by commitment to constitutionalism, accountable governance, and anti-corruption, and is not partisan or personal.

    6 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  4. Water Resources Commission holds school quiz on World Water Day

    The Water Resources Commission organized an inter-school quiz competition in Abuakwa South Municipality to commemorate World Water Day 2026, testing pupils' knowledge on water resource management, sanitation, environmental protection, and the dangers of illegal mining. The initiative aims to promote water conservation and environmental stewardship among young people.

    6 May 2026 · The Chronicle →

Saturday 25 April

  1. A Rocha Ghana deputy director criticises govt's galamsey enforcement approach

    Daryl Bosu, Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana, has accused the government of sidelining Act 995's provisions on prosecuting illegal miners, saying authorities have opted to deport foreign offenders instead of prosecuting them, which he argues undermines the law's intent and reflects insufficient commitment to tackling galamsey.

    25 April 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Blue Water Guards showing limited impact in galamsey fight

    The Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana says the government's Blue Water Guards initiative, launched to protect water bodies from illegal mining pollution, is not delivering expected results and has limited visible impact. He urged a reassessment of the programme, arguing resources could be better deployed to established institutions like the Police and Minerals Commission.

    25 April 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Galamsey fight uncoordinated and failing, says Daryl Bosu

    A Rocha Ghana's deputy director says the country's efforts against illegal mining are failing due to poor coordination among state agencies, despite appearing organized on paper. Fieldwork in affected regions shows worsening conditions, forest destruction, and water quality degradation continue despite government interventions.

    25 April 2026 · Joy Online →

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