Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice

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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is Ghana’s independent national institution mandated to protect human rights, investigate administrative injustices and corruption, and promote good governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-corruption agency ⓘ
national human rights institution ⓘ
ombudsman institution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CHRAJ ⓘ
complaintsMechanism individual complaints ⓘ
own-motion investigations ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
function address maladministration in public service ⓘ
combat corruption in public office ⓘ
educate the public on human rights ⓘ
investigate complaints ⓘ
issue recommendations to public institutions ⓘ
monitor compliance with human rights standards ⓘ
receive complaints from the public ⓘ
goal promote accountability in public administration ⓘ
promote transparency in governance ⓘ
protect individuals from abuse of power ⓘ
strengthen rule of law in Ghana ⓘ
hasHead Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice ⓘ
hasOfficeType district offices ⓘ
head office ⓘ
regional offices ⓘ
independence independent of executive ⓘ
independent of judiciary ⓘ
independent of legislature ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
legalBasis Act of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
locatedIn Accra ⓘ
mandate investigation of administrative injustice ⓘ
investigation of corruption ⓘ
promotion of good governance ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
regionServed national ⓘ
scope administrative justice ⓘ
civil and political rights ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
integrity in public life ⓘ
sector anti-corruption ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
public administration oversight ⓘ
subjectArea good governance ⓘ
human rights education ⓘ
public sector ethics ⓘ
typeOfBody constitutional body ⓘ
worksWith Judicial Service of Ghana ⓘ
Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
civil society organizations in Ghana ⓘ

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Constitution of Ghana → establishesBody → Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice ⓘ
Constitutional offices of Ghana → includesOffice → Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice ⓘ