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NEW CASTLE, Delaware – The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) says it stands in solidarity with veteran broadcast journalist T-Max Jlateh and other Liberian journalists whose voices are critical to ensuring that Liberia’s nascent democracy continues to thrive. The Association in a press release issued on April 10, 2019, expressed grave concern about the alleged assassination threat on the lives of these journalists and says if true, the goal of the masterminds is to stifle the independent media and cow them into submission. Recently, Mr. Jlateh, who hosts the popular 50/50 Talk Show on Sky FM…

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Monrovia – The European Union (EU) has launched a project “Strengthening the Human Rights of Prisoners within Correctional Facilities and at Grassroots Level in Liberia. Funded by the European Union and implemented by the Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development (SHED) and Rural Human Rights Activists Program (RHRAP) in partnership with FINN CHURCH AID (FCA) in FINLAND, the two-year project seeks to promote respect for the rule of law, human rights and adherence to national and international standards for prisoners and the strengthening of the capacities of justice actors in Liberia in Margibi, Bong, Nimba and Lofa counties. It also…

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MONROVIA – The Carter Center with support from the European Union on Monday, April 8, 2019 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Liberia Institute for Public Administration (LIPA) to increase transparency in the public domain through the adoption and application of freedom of information (FOI) curricula. 

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