- Shalimar Abbiusi filed a human rights complaint against Ghana at the ECOWAS Court on January 23, 2024.
- She seeks one million US dollars in compensation for alleged human rights violations.
- The case includes nine allegations, handled by lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu.
- Abbiusi was detained in December 2023 by the Ghana Immigration Service over alleged false student permit declarations.
- The charges were withdrawn, and she was subsequently deported.
- Her legal team claims her detention, deportation, and treatment violated her human rights.
- The application invokes Article 9(4) of Protocol A/P.1/07/91 and Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05.
- Reliefs sought include freedom from discrimination, right to liberty and personal security, freedom of movement, and reimbursement of legal fees.
Shalimar Abbiusi, formerly a spokesperson for the New Force Movement, has filed a human rights complaint against the Republic of Ghana, seeking one million US dollars in compensation. The case, lodged at the ECOWAS Court on January 23, 2024, is being handled by her legal team under the direction of lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu and contains nine allegations of human rights violations.
The matter stems from Abbiusi’s detention in December 2023 by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), which accused her of obtaining a student permit through false declarations, in violation of Section 52(1)(i) of the Immigration Act 2000 (Act 573). The charges were later dropped, and she was deported.
Her legal team claims that the conditions of her detention, deportation, and treatment by the GIS amounted to violations of her human rights. In her writ, Abbiusi requests that Ghana be ordered to compensate her for the alleged breaches, either in US dollars or the equivalent in Ghana Cedis.
On January 24, her team filed the initial application to enforce her human rights under Article 9(4) of Protocol A/P.1/07/91 and Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05. The case seeks recognition of her internationally protected rights within Ghana, including freedom from discrimination, the right to liberty and personal security, and freedom of movement.
Additionally, Abbiusi’s case requests reimbursement for legal fees and any other remedies the court deems necessary to safeguard her human rights.