According
to
the
Ghana
Refugee
Board,
the
role
of
the
Ghana
government
in
protecting
the
rights
of
the
refugees
has
been
providing
security
for
the
refugees
in
the
form
of
land
for
the
camps
(Buduburam
and
Krisan),
and
ensuring
the
registration
of
refugees
as
they
enter
Ghana.
The
UNHCR
then
takes
over
to
assist
the
refugees
during
their
time
in
Ghana.
However,
it
must
be
noted
that
article
4
of
the
1992
Refugee
Law
in
Ghana
states
that
the
Refugee
Board
itself
has
the
mandate
to
assist
in
seeking
employment
or
education
for
refugees
(see
below).
It
is
also
important
to
note
that
there
is
still
no
express
mention
of
refugee
rights
under
the
fundamental
rights
and
freedoms
in
the
1992
Ghana
Constitution.
In
2008,
following
the
Liberian
presidential
election,
the
Office
of
the
UN
High
Commissioner
for
Refugees
(UNHCR)
began
repatriating
Liberians.
The
Government
said
it
would
consider
naturalizing
the
remaining
Liberians
but
by
the
end
of
May,
only
some
5,000
had
accepted
the
offer.
After
finalizing
a
tripartite
agreement
with
the
Governments
of
Ghana
and
Togo
in
April,
UNHCR
began
repatriating
some
of
the
estimated
12,000
Togolese
refugees
in
Ghana
in
September.
In
the
camps,
34
refugees
reported
instances
of
sexual
assault
and
rape,
while
at
least
14
children
suffered
physical
abuse.
3.27
Rights
of
prisoners
The
Constitution6
of
Ghana
has
provisions
relevant
to
the
Prison
Service.
Chapter
Sixteen
establishes
the
Prisons
Service
which
shall
be
equipped
and
maintained
to
perform
its
traditional
role
efficiently.
The
membership
of
the
Prisons
Service
Council
includes
a
lawyer,
a
representative
of
the
National
House
of
Chiefs
and
religious
leader
among
others.7
The
Prisons
Service
Decree
No
46
1972
repealed
both
the
Prisons
Act
of
1963
and
the
Prisons
Amendment
Act
of
1965.
Part
six
thereof
is
on
prison
custody.
Part
seven
provides
for
the
treatment
of
prisoners.
The
Director
of
prisons
is
duty-‐bound
to
ensure
sufficient
food,
clothing,
soap,
beddings,
toilet
facilities,
medicine
and
drugs.
Prisoners
10
11
12
6
The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992
7
Arts 205 (1) and (2) and 206 respectively.
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