Ghana and the Paradoxical Situation of Its Asylum-Seekers: Selected Grounds for Alleged Persecution in a Supposed Democratic Country

This study investigates the paradoxical situation of the relatively high number of Ghanaian nationals applying for asylum in various countries, whereas Ghana is widely recognised as having a positive record on the protection of human rights. This study analyses the requests for asylum submitted by 30 Ghanaian nationals (10 women and 20 men: generally men outnumber women in asylum applications) to seven countries (Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and the US) over the last 25 years.