The INNORIGHTS Ghana LBG, has applauded the government’s intervention to rescue children from the streets of Accra.
They however expressed the hope that the intervention would be carried within human rights-based frameworks and to protect the rights and dignity of the vulnerable children.
INNORIGHTS is a Sunyani-based human rights Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working to promote the welfare and dignity of vulnerable children in the country.

“According to reports, 1,332 children, comprising 961 girls and 1,280 boys have so far been rescued in the campaign under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior”, Mr Peter Boateng, the Executive Director of INNORIGTHS, stated.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, Mr Boateng said the bold move by the government aligns with the spirit and principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), and the Children’s Act of Ghana (Act 560).
Describing the campaign as laudable and exceptional, he urged the government to tackle root causes of child streetism and alms begging, including poverty, trafficking, broken family systems, and ineffective social support structures.
“These challenges presumably push children onto the streets in the first place and many of the victims are either victims of trafficking or are being exploited to support adults with various deformities,” he stated.
“In fact, the government has taken a bold step, however the fight against child exploitation and streetism cannot be won in isolation and that requires a united national front driven by a shared commitment to child protection,” Mr Boateng stated.
He called on stakeholders, including civil society actors and organisations, religious bodies, traditional leaders, the media, and the private sector to rally behind the government’s initiative by providing support, resources, and long-term rehabilitation opportunities for those vulnerable children.
Besides, Mr Boateng urged the government and relevant implementing agencies to uphold the inherent dignity of those children.
That means not only removing children from harmful environments, but also ensuring that their rights to education, shelter, family care, psychological support, and social reintegration are fully respected and fulfilled.
Mr Boateng cautioned “against any approach that criminalises the victims of neglect and exploitation,” instead calling for a collaborative approach towards creating a child-friendly nation where every child, regardless of their background, was given the opportunity to thrive in dignity, safety, and hope.