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Ghana urged to monitor sexual abuse in its senior high schools

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Kofi Asare, executive director of Africa Education Watch, is calling for independent checks in all senior high schools in Ghana following sexual assault allegations against the head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School. He proposes that external teams confidentially gather students’ accounts to uncover unreported abuse, he said on Joy FM.

Kofi Asare, executive director of Africa Education Watch, is calling for independent checks on student protection in all senior high schools in Ghana, following sexual assault allegations against the head of Obuasi Senior High Technical School. He was speaking on Monday 19 October on Joy FM, MyJoyOnline reports.

Kofi Asare also recommends a system allowing students to report past or ongoing abuse confidentially, without fear of reprisals. In his view, focusing only on cases already reported would leave many victims without recourse.

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