{
  "id": 15769270,
  "title": "GenCED demands accountability, safeguarding reforms over Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/genced-demands-accountability-safeguarding-reforms-over-obuasi-shts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:38:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/genced-demands-accountability-safeguarding-reforms-over-obuasi-shts-abuse-allegations/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) has called for a thorough investigation, institutional accountability and stronger safeguards for students amid sexual abuse allegations involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai. In a public statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the organisation said the allegations raised serious…",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "RISE-Ghana urges NDC to reconsider clearance of accused Obuasi SHTS headmaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/rise-ghana-urges-ndc-to-reconsider-clearance-of-accused-obuasi-shts",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:40:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Obuasi SHTS case: “NDC didn’t want to make the mistake of sacrificing headmaster for expediency” – Ako Gunn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/obuasi-shts-case-ndc-didnt-want-to-make-the-mistake-of-sacrificing",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:56:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "GES directs Ashanti, Obuasi Municipal East education directors to step aside over Obuasi SHTS sexual assault probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ges-directs-ashanti-obuasi-municipal-east-education-directors-to-step",
        "published": "2026-10-20T14:16:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}