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This session was held on 27th March 2008 on the topic: "Religious freedom in Ghana: The situation in our educational institutions". There were allegations around the same time that school authorities had tried to force students belonging to different faiths to attend worship in different religions. Two of such prominent cases were the case of Valley View University and the death of a Muslim student in Adisadel College. In both cases, it has been alleged that school authorities force students of different faiths to practice religions they did not belong to. Participants were sharply divided on the matter with some arguing that those students of other faiths knew of the religious inclinations of the schools before applying for admission and therefore were bound by the school rules and regulations.
They argued that it was only a matter of indiscipline on the part of the students to resist or refuse to obey school rules. The other group argued that the constitution of Ghana provides for freedom of association and of religion and therefore it was a breach of the constitutional provision to force students to worship what they did not believe in.
The Political Café is an initiative of the Youth Network for Human Rights and Democracy (YOU-NET) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), to bring together the alumni of the Youth Leadership Training Programme (YLTP) to work together on topical issues of national concern as youth. Over one hundred alumni of the YLTP are visibly playing various leadership roles in all fields including politics, business and social development. The Political Café
seeks to promote networking, sharing experiences and ideas on issues of personal and national development. The meetings are held on a monthly basis on the last Thursday of every month.
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