FIDA Ghana and the National Coalition on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana (DV Coalition) have commended the Ghana Police Service for the swift arrest and remand into custody of Mr. Prince Charles Dedjoe by the East Legon police for allegedly beating his wife to death.
According to the two entities, news of the death of Mrs. Lillian Dedjoe, wife of Mr. Dedjoe, at East Legon in the past week once again raised questions regarding the effective protection of women and girls from intimate partner violence and domestic violence.
FIDA Ghana
According to FIDA Ghana, continuing reports of intimate partner violence signalled that advocacy strategies against domestic violence and intimate partner violence by women’s rights defenders needed to be deepened to stimulate actions by state actors to bring perpetrators to book.
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FIDA Ghana and the National Coalition on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana (DV Coalition) have commended the Ghana Police Service for the swift arrest and remand into custody of Mr. Prince Charles Dedjoe by the East Legon police for allegedly beating his wife to death.
According to the two entities, news of the death of Mrs. Lillian Dedjoe, wife of Mr. Dedjoe, at East Legon in the past week once again raised questions regarding the effective protection of women and girls from intimate partner violence and domestic violence.
FIDA Ghana
According to FIDA Ghana, continuing reports of intimate partner violence signalled that advocacy strategies against domestic violence and intimate partner violence by women’s rights defenders needed to be deepened to stimulate actions by state actors to bring perpetrators to book.
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The National Coalition on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana (DV Coalition), on Wednesday, issued a press statement on the death of Lilian Dedjoe, who was allegedly assaulted by her husband resulting in her death.
The deceased, was alleged beaten by one Prince Charles Dedjoe, her husband and a businessman, following an argument between the two.
The DV Coalition has therefore called upon the Ghana Police Service and the National Coordinator of Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), to thoroughly investigate this matter, as there appeared to be evidence of a history of domestic violence in the relationship of the couple.
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