Ghana Seventh Day Adventist Students Lose In Court

In Ghana on Friday, the Accra Fast Track High Court dismissed a motion filed by 149 University of Ghana Seventh Day Adventist students seeking to enjoin the university from organizing examinations or any academic activity on Saturdays. Ghana's Daily Graphic reported yesterday that the University had told the court that its decision to administer exams on Saturdays and Sundays had been communicated to all students at the beginning of the semester. Its counsel argued that the university was not discriminating against any particular student or religious group, adding that "as I speak in court this Friday, some Muslim students are writing their papers. On Sunday, two thirds of the students, including Christians, will be writing their paper". The court said that "the applicants have not been able to establish the irreparable loss they will suffer as a result of the university's decision to conduct examinations on Saturdays".