Ghana: Information on the Interim National Electoral Commission (INEC), on how one is selected and on the minimum qualifications required
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA20227.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on the Interim National Electoral Commission (INEC), on how one is selected and on the minimum qualifications required, 1 March 1995, GHA20227.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7538.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Specific information on the selection process and the qualifications required in order to sit on the INEC could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For general information on the INEC including its composition, duties and responsibilities, please consult the attached articles.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
Attachments
Africa Confidential [London]. 20 November 1992. Vol. 33, No. 23. "Ghana: Elections and the Rawlings Factor" pp. 5-6.
Agence France Press (AFP). 13 November 1991. "Rawlings Signs Electoral Commission Law." (DIRB country file)
BBC World Service [London in English]. 5 March 1992. "Opposition Chairman on New Electoral Commission." (FBIS-AFR-92-047 10 Mar. 1992, pp. 25-26)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, pp. 106-107.
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation [Accra in English]. 12 November 1991. "Rawlings Establishes Interim Electoral Commission." (FBIS-AFR-91-224 20 Nov. 1991, p. 20)
West Africa [London]. 16-22 March 1992. "A New Constitutional Order?" p. 452.
_____. 10-16 February 1992. "Ghana: Electoral Body," p. 254.
_____. 9-15 December 1991. "Ghana: Election Laws," p. 2066.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. November 1992-January 1993.
Critique of 1992 DOS Country Reports. 1993.
Ghanaian Times [Accra]. 3-17 November 1992.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1993. 1992.
Indexed Media Review. November 1992-January 1993.
Jeune Afrique. November 1992-January 1993.
On-line searches of news articles.