The National Coalition on Mining (NCOM)-Ghana, a group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called for an explanation of why security personnel have been deployed around mines in the country.
The Coalition, comprising of 13 CSOs, which works to end human right abuses in mining communities, have therefore called on the Ministries of Defence and Interior "to make a full public disclosure of the terms and the rules of engagement under which the security services operate and use their arms".
A statement issued by the Coalition and made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani on Friday, also called on the nation to respect her commitments to international human rights protocols by ensuring that mining communities are protected from all forms of harm.
The statement was jointly signed by Messrs Richard Ellimah, Richard Adjei-Poku and Cornelius Adedze, the Executives of NCOM-Ghana. "NCOM believes that every Ghanaian deserves to live in a safe and secure environment while going about their duties. "The state has a responsibility to ensure that this is made possible.
