A group of lawyers has filed a petition against the Ghana Police Service at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for allegedly violating the rights of demonstrators at the recent StopGalamsey protest.

The Democracy Hub organised a three-day protest to press home their demands for government to swiftly end the illegal mining activities in the country.

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However, the protest witnessed several arrests forcing only two individuals to show up for the final day of the protest.