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Dorcas Coker-Appiah

Title

Executive Director

Degree

LLB (Hons) university of Ghana, Legon , professional qualification in law

Organization

Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre

Comments

A women's rights activist with a keen interest in using law as a tool for women's empowerment. Together with two other collagues have simplified laws on succession, marriage and maintenance of children and had them translated into four Ghanaian languages. Also with one other colleague developed a training module for training selected persons referred to as legal Literacy volunteers, to carry out legal education in their communities. Have also co-authored two legal pamphlets, "Landlord and Tenant' and "The Right to a Fair Trial", both publications aimed at the non legal public.

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