Objective  3:  Promotion  and  Protection  of  Civil,  Political,  Economic,  Social  and  Cultural   Rights    3.10   Access  to  Justice   The  regional  imbalance  in  court  distribution  serves  as  an  obstruction  to  access  to  justice.  The   current  distribution  (Table  1  below)  favours  areas  with  higher  economic  activities,  rather  than   areas  with  high  population  density.   Table  3.1:  Regional  Distribution  of  Courts  (High  and  Circuit  Courts)   REGION   Greater  Accra   Eastern   Brong  Ahafo   Ashanti   Central   Western   Volta   Northern     Upper  East   Upper  West     2000  REGIONAL   POPULATION   2,905,726   2,106,696   1,815,408   3,612,950   1,593,823   1,924,577   1,635,421   1,820,806   920,089   576,583   18,912,079   NO.  OF  HIGH  COURTS   29   5   4   8   5   7   5   2   2   1   68   Source:  Ministry  of  Justice,  2005   36     NO.  OF  CIRCUIT   COURTS   13   9   9   11   5   4   9   4   2   2   68