Legal Aid Commission — Ghana's public legal services provider, operating 45 offices across 261 districts with 190 staff serving vulnerable populations seeking access to justice.
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… Speaking through a speech read on his behalf at the launch of the Legal Aid Commission’s 2026 Legal Aid Week in Accra on Tuesday, October 13, Dr Ayine advocated a duty-lawyer scheme to give practical effect to Article 14(2) of the 1992 Constitution. …
Ayine pushes duty-lawyer scheme to protect suspects at police stationsJoy Online
… Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has urged the Legal Aid Commission to expand its services to district-level communities and organise regular mobile legal clinics to improve access to justice. …
AG urges Legal Aid Commission to expand services to districtsJoy Online
… His comments come amid calls for increased resources for the Legal Aid Commission, which provides legal advice and representation to people who cannot afford private legal services. …
Poor Ghanaians are being jailed because they cannot afford justice – Crime Check FoundationJoy Online
The Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim, Philip Fiifi Buckman, has described Legal Aid Commission services in northern Ghana as “pathetic”, saying Tamale and Bolgatanga had only one lawyer serving the Commission between them. …
Tamale, Bolgatanga had just one Legal Aid lawyer between them – Kwesimintsim MPJoy Online
The Legal Aid Commission is appealing for urgent support to address staff shortages and limited office coverage that are restricting access to legal services for vulnerable Ghanaians. …
Legal Aid Commission has offices in only 45 of Ghana’s 261 districts, needs 180 more staffJoy Online
… of residents in Nyankamam, a community in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, have benefited from a free medical screening and healthcare outreach organised and funded by Lawyer Francis Yensu Appiah, the Western North Regional Director of the Legal Aid Commission …
Nyankamam residents benefit from free medical screening, healthcare outreachJoy Online
… The Legal Aid Commission can do something about that,” she said. Her Honour Nyakortey made the remarks on The Law with Sampson Lardy Anyenini on Sunday, 12th July, during a discussion on the Supreme Court’s 150-year journey under the theme, “Assessing the Court” on the show. …
Appoint more judges to improve justice delivery — Circuit Court judgeJoy Online
… The event brought together officials from the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Service, Parliament, the Ghana School of Law, the Legal Aid Commission, civil society organisations, development partners and members of the legal profession to asse …
Ghana-Germany justice partnership leaves lasting legacy as four-year law project concludesJoy Online
… He explained that the initiative also builds on earlier collaboration with the Legal Aid Commission aimed at strengthening access to justice through artificial intelligence tools. …
Judicial Service to deploy AI assistant for all 445 judges nationwideJoy Online
… An Assistant Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Officer at the Legal Aid Commission, Farihan Mutaru, highlighted that institutional and logistical constraints were major factors affecting operations. …
6 pupils defiled in Upper East; teacher among suspectsDr Dominic A. Ayine, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has called for lawyers to be made available at police stations and courts to protect suspects' rights during criminal proceedings. He also urged the Legal Aid Commission to expand services beyond regional capitals through district offices and mobile clinics in communities.
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Dr Dominic A. Ayine, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has called for lawyers to be made available at police stations and courts to protect suspects' rights during criminal proceedings. He also urged the Legal Aid Commission to expand services beyond regional capitals through district offices and mobile clinics in communities.
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The Attorney General called on the Legal Aid Commission to expand its services to district communities and organise regular mobile legal clinics to improve access to justice, including deployment of lawyers to police stations and courts where people risk losing their liberties.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Crime Check Foundation's Executive Director has criticised Ghana's justice system, arguing that poverty is driving imprisonment of people unable to afford fines or legal representation. After a decade working in Ghana's 49 prisons, he cited cases including a young mother jailed for inability to pay a GH¢300 fine and a teenager imprisoned for stealing food for his siblings, suggesting financial circumstances determine access to justice.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Kwesimintsim MP Philip Fiifi Buckman described Legal Aid Commission services in northern Ghana as "pathetic," noting that Tamale and Bolgatanga had only one lawyer serving both cities. Buckman, a member of Parliament's Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, called on government to resource the Commission adequately to fulfil its mandate.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Legal Aid Commission operates just 45 offices across 261 districts and has 190 staff, leaving most vulnerable Ghanaians without nearby access to legal services. The Commission's Board Chairman, Justice Samuel Kwame Asiedu Adibu, has called for urgent support to address the shortfall of about 180 staff and expand coverage to meet statutory requirements.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Hundreds of residents in Nyankamam, Aowin Municipality, benefited from a free medical screening and healthcare outreach organized by Lawyer Francis Yensu Appiah, featuring blood pressure checks, diabetes and malaria testing, free medicines, and health education sessions.
27 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Circuit Court Judge Susana Nyakortey has called for the appointment of more judges to improve Ghana's justice delivery system, arguing that increasing the judicial workforce would help expedite case hearings, reduce delays, and enhance public confidence in the courts. She also suggested that the Legal Aid Commission should employ more lawyers to address the challenges of court delays and improve access to timely justice.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A four-year collaboration between German Development Cooperation and Ghana's justice sector has concluded with reforms aimed at expanding access to justice, strengthening legal institutions, and improving public access to legal information. The Promotion of the Rule of Law and the Judiciary in Africa (PRoLA) project, implemented by GIZ in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, involved government institutions, the judiciary, legal practitioners, civil society organisations and development partners across Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Tanzania, and Ghana.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Judicial Service of Ghana is rolling out an AI-powered judicial assistant called Eskwai Clerk to all 445 judges and magistrates nationwide, developed through a partnership with Kwame AI. The tool is designed to support legal research, document analysis, and drafting of rulings while maintaining human oversight, with the aim of improving court efficiency and reducing case processing delays.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
At least six schoolchildren were defiled in the Upper East Region between July 2025 and March 2026, with a teacher among suspects arrested in connection with the cases. The region also recorded 376 pregnant girls and lactating mothers who sat for national examinations during the same period.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central Regional Department of Gender trained students at Cape Coast School for the Deaf on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), while calling for amendments or new legislation to address emerging TFGBV issues such as deepfake videos and online impersonation that have caused emotional trauma to many Ghanaian women.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →