Tetee Gebro

Liberia: They called Her a Dragon. Her Mother Called Her Joy. Mothers of Children With Complex Care Support Each Other in a System That...

Summary Families describe raising children with severe disabilities with little to no support, amid stigma that claims their children are...

Liberia: The EU spent $22 million to help rape victims get justice, but paralyzed legal system convicts just 2 rapists in 6 years

Summary: A 57-year-old grandmother in Todee District says she was raped in January. Seven months later, her case has not been heard,...

Liberia: The EU spent $22 million to help rape victims get justice, but paralyzed legal system convicts just 2 rapists in 6 years

Summary: A 57-year-old grandmother in Todee District says she was raped in January. Seven months later, her case has not been heard,...

Liberia: As Vaccine Aid Is Cut, a Remote Measles Outbreak Shows What’s at Risk

Summary A measles outbreak struck a remote town in January, sickening several families before anyone understood what was spreading through...

The Cost of Silence: Girls Across Liberia Say a Lack of Sex Education Is Changing the Course of Their Lives

Summary: Sexual health advocates say just one in 10 Liberian students receive formal sex education, leaving many young people at risk...

Liberia Turns to Austrian Firm to Rescue Troubled National ID System as Activists Flag Security Concerns

Summary: Liberia has handed management of its national identification system to Austrian firm OSD, relying on private capital to fund...
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Liberia: Missing Files, Missing Justice: One Case Shows How Dysfunctional Police and Justice Systems Are Failing Rape Victims

Part 3 in a series documenting the journey of a 57-year-old alleged rape victim from rural Montserra to obtain...

Liberia’s Market Women Bear the Brunt of Price Surge Driven By Iran Conflict

Summary: Market women say prices have been rising since late February, driven by higher global fuel and import costs linked...

Liberia: With Nowhere to House Juveniles an 8-Year-Old Rape Victim Must Live in Same Community as Her Alleged Attacker

Summary : • A mother says she paid to have the boy accused of raping her 8-year-old daughter jailed then...

Liberia: Police Cleared Deputy Minister in Rape Case, But Victim’s Lawyer Criticizes Police Decision to Keep DNA Report Secret

By Tetee Gebro, gender correspondent with New Narratives Summary: Tiawan Gongloe, longtime human rights lawyer and former solicitor general, says police...

Liberia: For Women, Subservience Is Still the Expectation — Even When They Win a Nobel Prize

Summary: In a groundbreaking panel, Leymah Gbowee, a leading Liberian women’s rights advocate, said public pressure forced her to “shrink”...

Liberia: Justice at a Price: A Grandmother’s Struggle To Get Justice For Rape in Rural Montserrado

Summary : A 57-year-old grandmother says a 24-year-old security guard raped her at a mining site near Penson Town, rural...