Ghana’s Citizens Have a Right to Protest – What Does the Law Say About Restricting It?

Ghana’s attorney general and minister of justice dropped charges against members of Democracy Hub, a civil society group, in February 2025, after four months of prosecution. The group had organised a protest in September 2024 against the widespread destruction and contamination of the country’s water bodies by persons and gangs engaged in illegal artisanal mining.

Media reports alleged police harassment and use of excessive force during the three-day protest. The actions of the police and the…