Five inmates sentenced to life imprisonment are suing the Ghana Prisons Service. They claim their human rights were ignored.
The inmates say they were unable to attend an important court hearing. This hearing was scheduled for them to appear.
The legal action was filed at the Human Rights Court. It was brought by four specific inmates, though a fifth is also involved.
Their names are Felix Dzifa Abusa, Donglik Konkouk, Kweku Awuku, and Richard Annan Asmah. The court document is known as Suit Number HR 0038/2026.
The men are being held at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison. This facility is one of Ghana's main prisons for serious offenders.
Their petition to the court alleges unconstitutional actions by prison officials. They believe they were wrongly denied their right to attend the court date.
The specifics of what led to their absence from the hearing have not been fully detailed.
The lawsuit seeks to address the alleged breach of their legal rights as prisoners.