EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ghana* INTRODUCTION

PROTECTION After becoming the first country in the knowingly allowing child defilement upon his/ world to ratify the Convention on the Rights her property.46 of the Child (CRC), Ghana has continued to demonstrate its dedication to child rights Ghana’s Human Trafficking Act of 2005 includes through the ratification of many of the a prohibition on the trafficking of children for principal internatio. [...] The disconnect between Ghanaian law Although the Extradition Act of 1960 allows and practice has left many aspects of the for the extradition of a person to or from child protection system unregulated and Ghana, the dual criminality requirement50 has unimplemented.42 Moreover, Ghana’s lack created a significant obstacle to the prosecution of implementation and services for victims, of child sex to. [...] While Child Protection Units there are sections of the Criminal Code that criminalise the promotion of prostitution Under the coordination of a National and trafficking of persons for the purpose of Secretariat, the Domestic Violence and Victim prostitution, violations of these sections are Support Units (DOVVSU), a nationwide treated as misdemeanours.45 Moreover, nowhere network of 11 regional po. [...] Ghana|4 Ghana|5 The government should address the increased The government should prioritise data vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation collection on all forms of CSEC and conduct within the ongoing phenomenon of street research on the effectiveness of victim services. [...] Report Mapping and Assessing Child Protection Systems of the Mapping and Analysis of Ghana’s Child in West and Central Africa.