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Liberia: With Nowhere to House Juveniles an 8-Year-Old Rape Victim Must Live in Same Community as Her Alleged Attacker
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• A mother says she paid to have the boy accused of raping her 8-year-old daughter jailed then found him back in the...
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Liberia: Woman Accused of Pouring Boiled Water on Stepdaughter’s Genitals Over ‘Rude Behavior’
KOKOYA, Bong County – A woman believed to be in her 30s has been accused of pouring boiling water on the genitals of her 11-year-old...
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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
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Tiawan Gongloe, longtime human rights lawyer and former solicitor general, says police have failed to provide the...
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Liberia: As Bong County Slashes Crime Rates Many Credit Community Watch Teams
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Community Watch Teams in Bong County have helped reduce reported crime by eighty six percent, restoring safety to once-dangerous neighborhoods according to government data.
Volunteers...
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Liberia: Nimba LDEA Arrests 31-Year-Old Guinean National at Ganta Checkpoint with Marijuana Worth L$34,000
Ganta, Nimba County – The Nimba County Detachment of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested, charged and forwarded a 31-year-old Guinean national, Farsue...
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Liberia: FPA Report on Underage Betting Sparks Senate Condemnation, Gov’t’s Action
MONROVIA – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Audit, Senator Amara Konneh, has raised alarm over the growing involvement of underage...
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Liberia: Protesters Demand Justice at Ghana Embassy in Monrovia Over Death of Liberian Citizen
MONROVIA- A group of peaceful protesters gathered Friday at the Ghanaian Embassy in Monrovia, coinciding with Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations, to demand justice in...
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Liberia: 16-Year-Old Boy Killed at Sand Beach, Gold Camp in River Cess as Police Launch Investigation
Monrovia – The Liberia National Police (LNP) in River Cess County is investigating the death of 16-year-old Prince Miller, a resident of Sand Beach Gold...