Three female students of the Nurses and
Midwifery Training School, Mampong, Ashanti
have been denied opportunity to register and
write their licensing Exams with the Nurses
and Midwifery Council on grounds that they
are pregnant.
One of the students, 35-year-old Madam Alice
Armoh, a married woman, described the
decision to bar them from writing the exams
as very discriminatory. She said all attempts
her and her colleagues registered have proved
futile.
Meanwhile, Human Rights and Public Interest
Lawyer, Francis Sosu says “This policy of
denying pregnant women rights to write their
licensing exams breaches Article 17(1) and
17(2) which provided for equality before the
law and makes provisions against
discrimination on the basis of gender.”
“It’s also breaching article 12(1) and (2) of
the 1992 Constitution and the United Nation’s
Convention on Elimination of All forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),” he
posted on his Facebook wall, Friday, May 27,
2016.
He, therefore, called on the “Ministry of
Gender, Children and Social protection to act
immediately to save this situation”.
“I also want to call on the Ministry of Health,
the Nurses and Midwifery Council to
immediately remedy the situation to save
them from possible suits for human rights
violations.
“We at F-X Law & Associates have lodged a
formal Petition with CHRAJ for an on behalf
of these female students.
“I hope and pray that these institutions will
act to save the education of these female
students.”
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