Harrison Kwame Golo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4097362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harrison Kwame Golo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harrison Kwame |
| FAMILY NAME | Golo |
| SIGNATURE | GOLO H K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Education, Winneba |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9805-5477 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Awareness of anthropogenic climate change and its perceived implications for the fundamental human rights of young women in coastal communities in Effutu Municipality, Ghana
Background Climate change poses a significant threat to the fundamental human rights of vulnerable populations. In this study, we examined the awareness of anthropogenic climate change and its perceived effects on the fundamental human rights of young women in coastal communities within the Effutu Municipality in Ghana. Methods A descriptive correlational cross-sectional study was conducted with 387 young women aged 18–35 years from 10 coastal co…
Examining the influence of Ghanaian coastal communities’ cultural practices on the cultural rights of small-scale fishers: A focus on livelihood impacts
This study investigates the impact of cultural practices within Ghanaian coastal communities on the cultural rights of small-scale fishers, with a focus on livelihood dynamics. Employing a qualitative approach, data was collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, in four coastal communities: Apam, Elmina, Takoradi, and Axim. The sample comprised 56 participants, including men, women, and youth purposively sampled for their …
Reconsidering Child Labour as a Psycho-Social Dynamic and Form of Child Rights Violation: Insights from Ghanaian Marine Small-Scale Fisheries
The issue of child labour is widely researched and debated, and is well addressed in different laws, policies and forums of governments; yet child labour remains intractable in both developed and developing countries. This intractability is often explained differently, such that international child rights conventions often attribute child labour to a lack of protection for children against harmful work, while econometric studies typically blame h…
Enhancing females’ sexual and reproductive health rights in rural fishing communities of Ghana: A Human Rights–based Approach
Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine and evaluate the obstacles that hinder the sexual reproductive rights of women and teenage girls in the small-scale fishing communities of Ghana, with Akosua village serving as a case study. Design/methodology/approach The case study design of the qualitative method approach was used for this research. All study participants were selected, using the convenience sampling method. Four distinct focu…
Reconciling conflicts between cultural beliefs, and human rights standards in coastal communities of Ghana: Preserving cultural rights and promoting sustainable fishing practices
this study explores conflicts stemming from the intersection of cultural practices, beliefs, and international human rights standards within coastal communities.through rigorous focus group discussions, it examines the interplay between culture and human rights, identifying colonial legacies, economic disparities, and environmental challenges as primary sources of tension.concrete examples, such as disputes over fishing access and clashes with re…
Tackling the challenges confronting women in the Elmina fishing community of Ghana: A human rights framework
Principles for transformative ocean governance
With a focus on oceans, we collaborated across ecological, social and legal disciplines to respond to the United Nations call for transformation in the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. We developed a set of 13 principles that strategically and critically connect transformative ocean research to transformative ocean governance (complementing the UN Decade for Ocean Science). We used a rigorous, iterative and transparent consensus-buildin…
Electoral Violence and Human Security in Ghana: A Case of Odododiodio Constituency of the Greater Accra Region
Elections have generally been recognized as the most democratic means of establishing governments . However , whereas Ghana has seen a remarkable increase in the occurrence of elections in the post - third wave period , this democratic gain has been battered by a corresponding proliferation in the incidence of electoral - related violence in certain parts of the country before , during and after elections . This study intends to contribute to the…
Understanding and Practices of Human Rights Standards Relating to Policing: A Case Study of Ghana Police Officers
Human Rights Education (HRE) has been recognized by scholars as crucial and critical for the construction of a universal culture of human rights. This recognition stems from the fact that HRE enables the building of capacity and responsiveness of professionals in terms of shaping their skills through the acquisition of the requisite knowledge, attitude, skills and practices of international human rights standards that relate to their work. Drawin…
Ghana Prison Officers’ Understanding and Practices of International Human Rights Instruments and Guidelines that Protect the Rights of Prisoners
Research on prison officers’ understanding and compliance with the international human rights instruments for the protection of prisoners’ rights and guidelines for justice administration remains scanty. Drawing on data from scenario-based interviews of 24 selected prison officers in the four largest prison facilities in Ghana, this article seeks to explore how Ghana prison officers understand and practice these instruments and guidelines that pr…
Integrating communities' customary laws into marine small‐scale fisheries governance in Ghana: Reflections on the FAO Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small‐Scale Fisheries
Although Ghana has ratified several relevant treaties related to the ocean, and the country recognizes local communities' customary laws as an important source of law, there is limited research on the integration of customary laws and practices into marine small‐scale fisheries governance. This article addresses this gap by analysing customary law systems and practices of the various ethnic communities occupying the coastlines of the Western, Cen…
Respect for patients’ rights in health facilities: Experiences of patients during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana
Purpose This paper aims to identify human rights violations of patients during the early periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana by investigating the experiences of people on how health-care professionals discharged their responsibilities during the time in question. Design/methodology/approach Explanatory design of the mixed methods approach was adopted, with the intention of collecting both quantitative and qualitative data sequentially, and …
Principles for transformative ocean governance
With a focus on oceans, we collaborated across ecological, social and legal disciplines to respond to the United Nations call for transformation in the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. We developed a set of 13 principles that strategically and critically connect transformative ocean research to transformative ocean governance (complementing the UN Decade for Ocean Science). We used a rigorous, iterative and transparent consensus-buildin…
Integrating communities' customary laws into marine small‐scale fisheries governance in Ghana: Reflections on the FAO Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small‐Scale Fisheries
Although Ghana has ratified several relevant treaties related to the ocean, and the country recognizes local communities' customary laws as an important source of law, there is limited research on the integration of customary laws and practices into marine small‐scale fisheries governance. This article addresses this gap by analysing customary law systems and practices of the various ethnic communities occupying the coastlines of the Western, Cen…
Ghana Prison Officers’ Understanding and Practices of International Human Rights Instruments and Guidelines that Protect the Rights of Prisoners
Research on prison officers’ understanding and compliance with the international human rights instruments for the protection of prisoners’ rights and guidelines for justice administration remains scanty. Drawing on data from scenario-based interviews of 24 selected prison officers in the four largest prison facilities in Ghana, this article seeks to explore how Ghana prison officers understand and practice these instruments and guidelines that pr…
Integrating communities' customary laws into marine small‐scale fisheries governance in Ghana: Reflections on the FAO Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small‐Scale Fisheries
Although Ghana has ratified several relevant treaties related to the ocean, and the country recognizes local communities' customary laws as an important source of law, there is limited research on the integration of customary laws and practices into marine small‐scale fisheries governance. This article addresses this gap by analysing customary law systems and practices of the various ethnic communities occupying the coastlines of the Western, Cen…
Respect for patients’ rights in health facilities: Experiences of patients during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana
Purpose This paper aims to identify human rights violations of patients during the early periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana by investigating the experiences of people on how health-care professionals discharged their responsibilities during the time in question. Design/methodology/approach Explanatory design of the mixed methods approach was adopted, with the intention of collecting both quantitative and qualitative data sequentially, and …
Tackling the challenges confronting women in the Elmina fishing community of Ghana: A human rights framework
Principles for transformative ocean governance
With a focus on oceans, we collaborated across ecological, social and legal disciplines to respond to the United Nations call for transformation in the ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. We developed a set of 13 principles that strategically and critically connect transformative ocean research to transformative ocean governance (complementing the UN Decade for Ocean Science). We used a rigorous, iterative and transparent consensus-buildin…
Electoral Violence and Human Security in Ghana: A Case of Odododiodio Constituency of the Greater Accra Region
Elections have generally been recognized as the most democratic means of establishing governments . However , whereas Ghana has seen a remarkable increase in the occurrence of elections in the post - third wave period , this democratic gain has been battered by a corresponding proliferation in the incidence of electoral - related violence in certain parts of the country before , during and after elections . This study intends to contribute to the…
Understanding and Practices of Human Rights Standards Relating to Policing: A Case Study of Ghana Police Officers
Human Rights Education (HRE) has been recognized by scholars as crucial and critical for the construction of a universal culture of human rights. This recognition stems from the fact that HRE enables the building of capacity and responsiveness of professionals in terms of shaping their skills through the acquisition of the requisite knowledge, attitude, skills and practices of international human rights standards that relate to their work. Drawin…
Reconciling conflicts between cultural beliefs, and human rights standards in coastal communities of Ghana: Preserving cultural rights and promoting sustainable fishing practices
this study explores conflicts stemming from the intersection of cultural practices, beliefs, and international human rights standards within coastal communities.through rigorous focus group discussions, it examines the interplay between culture and human rights, identifying colonial legacies, economic disparities, and environmental challenges as primary sources of tension.concrete examples, such as disputes over fishing access and clashes with re…
Awareness of anthropogenic climate change and its perceived implications for the fundamental human rights of young women in coastal communities in Effutu Municipality, Ghana
Background Climate change poses a significant threat to the fundamental human rights of vulnerable populations. In this study, we examined the awareness of anthropogenic climate change and its perceived effects on the fundamental human rights of young women in coastal communities within the Effutu Municipality in Ghana. Methods A descriptive correlational cross-sectional study was conducted with 387 young women aged 18–35 years from 10 coastal co…
Examining the influence of Ghanaian coastal communities’ cultural practices on the cultural rights of small-scale fishers: A focus on livelihood impacts
This study investigates the impact of cultural practices within Ghanaian coastal communities on the cultural rights of small-scale fishers, with a focus on livelihood dynamics. Employing a qualitative approach, data was collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, in four coastal communities: Apam, Elmina, Takoradi, and Axim. The sample comprised 56 participants, including men, women, and youth purposively sampled for their …
Reconsidering Child Labour as a Psycho-Social Dynamic and Form of Child Rights Violation: Insights from Ghanaian Marine Small-Scale Fisheries
The issue of child labour is widely researched and debated, and is well addressed in different laws, policies and forums of governments; yet child labour remains intractable in both developed and developing countries. This intractability is often explained differently, such that international child rights conventions often attribute child labour to a lack of protection for children against harmful work, while econometric studies typically blame h…
Enhancing females’ sexual and reproductive health rights in rural fishing communities of Ghana: A Human Rights–based Approach
Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine and evaluate the obstacles that hinder the sexual reproductive rights of women and teenage girls in the small-scale fishing communities of Ghana, with Akosua village serving as a case study. Design/methodology/approach The case study design of the qualitative method approach was used for this research. All study participants were selected, using the convenience sampling method. Four distinct focu…
Political science (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Human rights (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works)