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CSOs Engage Minerals Commission on the Sample Mining Bill: A group of Civil Society Organisations comprising Wacam, CARE Ghana, Kasa,Centre for Public Interest Law and Centre for Environmental Impact Analysis have engaged the Minerals Commission on a draft sample bill developed by Wacam to influence reforms in existing Minerals
Current Ghana mining and mineral law is weak says lawyer: A legal practitioner with consortium civil society organizations working in mining communities, Mr Augustine Niber has described the current mining and mineral law as very weak saying it does not help affected communities where mining activities are concentrated. Presenting an overview
Stakeholders Calls On Government To Involve Chiefs In Issuing Mining License: Stakeholders have called for the involvement and consultation of Chiefs in the issuance Artisanal and Small Scale miners licenses in the country. According to them, when chiefs are consulted, they could provide legitimate advice and knowledge on the consequences of
Chief Justice orders ‘naked’ judges to wear wig: The wearing of white horsehair wigs by judges has been a part of the dress code for legal professionals. Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has warned against the level of ‘casualness’ among some judges in the country, and ordered all judges to
It’s time African lawmakers ditched their colonial wigs: We love to talk decolonisation in Africa and yet somehow we managed to miss the fact that in several African countries, lawyers and judges still wear those ridiculous white wigs that our colonial masters brought over a couple hundred years
Forum held on irresponsible mining in Ghana: The people of Bepotintin, near Ashanti Bekwiare, must have been relieved, following the arrest of the Chinese-born ‘galamsey’ or illegal mining operator, Aisha Huang, whose area of operation included their farmlands. They must be relieved because the continuous vandalising of their
Nana Kobina Nketsia fingers political powers in galamsey: The Omanhen of Essikado Traditional Area, Nana Kobina Nketsia V, has warned that the fight against illegal mining will only be successful when there is honesty and no corruption in the country. According to him, there is a lot of
Ghana’s Weak Mining Laws is the cause of Galamsey in Ghana – CEPIL Boss : It has come to light that the current unbridled destruction of Ghana’s water bodies, cocoa farms and general environment among other irresponsible mining activities known as ‘galamsey’ is actually self-inflicted considering the country’s weak mining laws Mr. Augustine Niber, Executive Director
Give Mining Sector Agencies Prosecution Powers – CSO : A civil society group, Center for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) is advocating for agencies in charge of mining activities to be given the power to prosecute offenders of mining laws in Ghana. According to CEPIL, such powers were taken from the
Government should reform anti-corruption agencies-CEPIL: The Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), has urged the government to carry out fundamental reforms in the country’s anti-corruption agencies to effectively fight pervasive corruption in public and private offices. The Centre referred to direct political influence by the Executive,

Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL)

The Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL) is a rights based non-governmental not for profit organization established in 1999 and incorporated under the Companies Code 1963 (Act 179) as a company limited by guarantee.

The founding of CEPIL has its roots in discussions between Dr. Dominic Ayine, the former Executive Director of CEPIL and Mr. Charles Abugre the then Executive Director of Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) regarding issues of public and private accountability in Ghana’s Mining Sector.

These discussions led to further thinking regarding the protection of the rights of vulnerable mining communities.ISODEC had then started work on a legal aid program for these communities but the program became still born. 

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