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Justine Abaguri Adjuri
Department of Fashion Design and Textile Studies, Tamale Technical University, Ghana
Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Computer Science & IT Environmental Science Physics

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Assessing The Infringement Of Widows Rights During Widowhood Rites Practices In Talensi And Nabdam In The Upper East Region Of Ghana Maxwell Tengolzor Ba - an; Justine Abaguri Adjuri; Linda Bedzra; Samuel Kwabla Segbefia
Acitya WisesaJournal Of Multidisciplinary Research Vol 1. Issue 2 (2022)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate how widowhood rites practices infringe on the right of widows in contemporary times at Talensi and Nabdam. One such practice is commodification and oppression of the weak, notably widows' sexual and human rights. Participant observation, interviews, and community immersion were used. Both ethnic groups practice widowhood rites both fresh and final burials, the study found. The study adapted ethnographic research design for the study since is the study is on the culture of widowhood rites practices of Talensi and Nabdam districts. Inter-ethnic disparities were also discovered in the study. Notably, widowhood rites are detrimental to the health and rights of widows. Widows are denied the opportunity to exercise their rights and are instead instructed on what to do and what not to do. By forcing an inheritor on the widow, the practise encourages economic abuse of widows by denying the widow and her children the right to inherit the deceased property. The study concluded that a rigorous examination of multiple activities is necessary to eliminate factors that violate women's rights. For instance, the right to dignity should be assessed and, where possible, amended because culture is supposed to be dynamic, and people's practises should evolve through time. To connect effectively with widows, the researcher proposes mobilising older women as change agents; clearly, in Ghana and other underdeveloped countries, women's lives are governed by customary or traditional religious standards.
Co-Authors Linda Bedzra Maxwell Tengolzor Ba - an Samuel Kwabla Segbefia