Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu

Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu (born 29 October 1957) is a Supreme Court Judge of the Republic of Ghana. She was nominated by president Nana Akufo-Addo. She is the 5th female member of the Court. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, she was a Ghanaian law professor who served as a member of the United Nations Independent Panel on Peace Operations. Quotes Every generation has its issues. And if that generation stands up to fight that issue, I cannot fault them. Some people have had to lay the foundation for others to build on it. Feminism has nothing to do with fighting men but rather a fight to give women their rightful place in society. Feminism is not about fighting men – Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu 24th January 2019 We need to understand that sexual abuse is a serious matter. I think the problem is we don’t put enough value on the harm that sexual abuse causes. We think it is a problem we can wash away. We have laws, if we used all the laws we had, perhaps our story would be different. We think we value our children, but we don’t – Prof Mensa-Bonsu by Akofa Searyoh 17th March 2020 We must as citizens have a bit more faith in our own, for we are globally competitive in whatever way one assesses our ability and output. Maintaining our peace and working through our problems within a peaceful country is what holds a good future for all of us, particularly, those of us with our best years already behind us. Stop denigrating leaders: Prof. Mensa-Bonsu cautions citizens by Yaa Kuffour Senyah 12th December 2022 I am particularly conscious now of how theory must interact with practical reality to achieve just outcomes for those who seek refuge under the vast baobab tree of the law. I also learnt that surviving a war was sometimes as difficult as surviving peace. and that life in peacetime could be so difficult as to make the survivors envy the war dead. Supreme Court Judge Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu cautions citizens against promoters of war by Latif Iddrisu 9th December 2022 External links Category: Living people Category: 1957 births Category: Women from Ghana Category: Lawyers from Ghana Category: Judges from Ghana