Shalimar Abbiusi, the former spokesman for the New Force Movement, is claiming a million dollars in compensation from Ghana for what she claims are abuses of her human rights by the Republic of Ghana.
Shalimar Abbiusi is seeking nine reliefs for human rights breaches and injustice in a case filed on January 23, 2024, before the international ECOWAS Court by her attorneys, lead by Francis Xavier Sosu.
In December of last year, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) arrested and accused her with “obtaining for yourself a student permit by false declaration contrary to section 52 (1) (i) of the Immigration Act 2000 (Act 573).”
The charge was eventually withdrawn, and she was deported.
Francis-Xavier Sosu, Ms. Shalimar’s attorney, sued the state, claiming compensation for his client, after being dissatisfied with the way in which she was arrested and deported, as well as later condemnation of the GIS for human rights violations.
“An order directed at the Republic of Ghana to pay compensatory damages in Ghana Cedis equivalent to one million United States dollars (USD 1.000.000.00 to the applicant who is a victim of human rights violations by the Republic of Ghana,” the 30-year-old Belgian stated in his writ filed on January 23, 2024.
“On January 24, the applicant submitted the originating application for the enforcement of his human rights under Articles 9(4), Protocol A/P.1/07/91, and Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05.
