Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992, as amended to 1996
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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    (5) The State shall actively promote the integration of the peoples of Ghana and prohibit discrimination and prejudice on the grounds of place of origin, circumstances of birth, ethnic origin, gender or religion, creed or other beliefs.
    (6) Towards the achievement of the objectives stated in clause (5) of this article, the State shall take appropriate measures to—

    (b) achieve reasonable regional and gender balance in recruitment and appointment to public offices;

    (d) make democracy a reality by decentralizing the administrative and financial machinery of government to the regions and districts and by affording all possible opportunities to the people to participate in decision-making at every level in national life and in government;
    … (Art. 35)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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    (6) The State shall afford equality of economic opportunity to all citizens; and, in particular, the State shall take all necessary steps so as to ensure the full integration of women into the mainstream of the economic development of Ghana.
    … (Art. 36)
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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    (2) The State shall enact appropriate laws to assure—
    (a) the enjoyment of rights of effective participation in development processes including rights of people to form their own associations free from state interference and to use them to promote and protect their interests in relation to development processes, rights of access to agencies and officials of the State necessary in order to realise effective participation in development processes; freedom to form organizations to engage in self-help and income generating projects; and freedom to raise funds to support those activities;
    … (Art. 37)
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