Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), an education-focused think tank, has condemned the assault on a young man at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon campus, on Monday, January 15, for allegedly being gay.
In a video circulating on social media, this young man was stripped naked and physically assaulted.
Eduwatch in a statement issued on Tuesday, January 16 said it “condemns in no uncertain terms this criminal, inhuman and degrading act which violates the individual’s right to dignity and freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, as enshrined in Article 15 of the 1992 Constitution.”
“Eduwatch wishes to remind all and sundry that, Ghana is a country governed by Laws which abhors instant injustice.”
Eduwatch called on the Vice Chancellor of UG and the Ghana Police Service to initiate rapid investigations into the act, bring the perpetrators to justice, identify the victim, and provide the necessary health support.
“We call for increased security on our tertiary campuses to ensure the safety of human lives,” it added.