Stop peddling falsehood about us - UEW cautions Amnesty International, five others

The University of Education, Winneba, has dismissed a report by the local chapter of Amnesty International that authorities of the University are abusing some of its officers and staff.

The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Rev. Prof. Anthony Afful Broni at a news conference on Tuesday, described Amnesty International’s accusations levelled against the University as ‘one-sided, mischievous and actuated by malice’.

Prof Afful Broni noted that the University was appalled by Amnesty International for allowing some individuals use it's much-respected platform for such unethical conduct that seeks to dispute the integrity and image of the University.

Amnesty International on the 4th of May 2018 organized a news conference accusing the University of Education of human rights violations, claims the University has discounted.

The University cited its disappointment in the conduct of one Samuel Agbotsey who they say was operating under the banner of Amnesty International to destroy the image of UEW and Ghana as a whole.

According to the Acting Vice Chancellor, Mr. Agbotsey “was on a mission to set an agenda of his own and perhaps his paymasters”.

Prof Afful Broni added that “The University is also aware if the mischievous role of one of its lecturers, Dr. Vincent Adzahlie-Mensah, who is on the Amnesty International Board and is using Amnesty International platform and Mr. Samuel Agbotsey as his proxy to pursue his own parochial interest”.

According to Rev. Anthony Afful Broni, the University of Education, Winneba, similar to other institutions of higher learning, is governed by an Act of Parliament, statutes and other rules that have been designated to ensure the highest academic freedom and conducive knowledge-seeking environment for members of the University community, as such, those peddling what the University calls lies of alleged human rights abuses are individuals who have decided that the rules and regulations of the University should only be applied if they serve their interest and causes.



The University, according to the Acting Vice Chancellor intends to send a petition and protest to Amnesty International on this unethical behaviour by their local chapter in Ghana.

“Why should Amnesty International engage in generalities and fail to give direct evidence of specific individuals who have found themselves in any such situation without due process, if indeed any of such cases exist?” he quizzed.

The University emphasized that their campuses have been peaceful since the academic year began in August 2017 and reports intended to cause disaffection and confusion would not be entertained.