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Visually impaired PhD applicant sues KNUST; demands GHc1m for discrimination

Isaac Anin Baah, a visually impaired PHD applicant whose admission was withdrawn twice by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has sued the University for discrimination and neglect in its admissions processes. His suspicion of unfairness is fueled by the fact that he acquitted himself creditably while he offered a Master of Science […]

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Japan top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional

Japan’s top court has ruled as unconstitutional a defunct eugenics law which saw 16,500 disabled people forcibly sterilised between the 1950s and 1990s. The Supreme Court also ordered the government to pay damages to 11 victims, who were involved in five cases that were heard on appeal. Wednesday’s landmark ruling brings to an end a

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Supreme Court dismisses suit challenging FDA’s ban on celebrities in alcohol adverts

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The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking to declare as unconstitutional, the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) guidelines that prohibit celebrities from advertising for alcoholic beverages. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in 2016 instituted guidelines for the advertisement of foods and beverages, where the authority noted that no well-known personality or professional shall

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