Our Mandates

 🛡️ 1. Human Rights Mandate

- Promotes and protects fundamental human rights and freedoms for all individuals in Ghana.
- Investigates complaints of human rights violations and abuses by public or private entities.
- Educates the public on human rights, civic responsibilities, and the rule of law.

⚖️ 2. Administrative Justice Mandate (Ombudsman)

- Acts as an ombudsman to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in public administration.
- Investigates complaints of maladministration, abuse of power, unfair treatment, bias, or administrative delays by government ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), and public officials.
- Addresses grievances related to unfair public service recruitment, omissions, or administrative hardships.

🏛️ 3. Anti-Corruption Mandate

- Investigates allegations of corruption, abuse of office, conflict of interest, and the misuse or embezzlement of public funds.
- Enforces the Constitutional Code of Conduct for Public Officers and handles disclosures under the Whistleblowers Act.
- Provides free preventive ethics advice, leads systemic anti-corruption reforms, and helped develop the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP).

Vision
The new vision of the Commission, occasioned by its new direction, is:
A Free, Just and Equitable Society where Human Rights and Dignity are Respected, where Power is Accountable and Governance is Transparent.

Mission
The mission statement of CHRAJ is:
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice is an independent constitutional body that ensures respect for Human Rights, holds power accountable and makes governance transparent for all.