Dr Charity Binka has urged stakeholders—particularly the Judiciary—to expedite the handling of both offline and online Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases, emphasising the need to reduce delays that weaken survivors’ confidence in the justice system. Speaking at a high-level stakeholders’ engagement on the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV with the Judicial Service, Dr Binka called for the strengthening of specialised GBV courts and the expansion of capacity for managing digital evidence and cybercrime-related GBV.
On the theme “Upholding Rights, Delivering Justice: The Judiciary’s Role in Curbing Gender-Based Violence in Ghana, Online and Offline,” she emphasised the importance of providing enhanced legal aid and support services to survivors, particularly rural women.
Dr. Binka stressed the need for stronger collaboration across the justice chain—including police, prosecutors, social welfare, cyber units, health professionals, and civil society organisations—to drive judicial guidance that addresses emerging digital harms and closes legal gaps.
She also emphasised promoting public awareness to dismantle stigma and encourage reporting of all forms of GBV.
“These actions will reaffirm Ghana’s leadership in the Women, Peace and Security agenda and ensure justice is not only available but accessible and responsive,” Dr Binka said.
She concluded, “Today’s engagement is more than an event; it is a collective commitment to transform our society into a more inclusive one. Gender-based violence is a crime and should not be tolerated in any form.”
