Gender Issues
Liberia: “Born Perfect, Stay Perfect”: National Bus Caravan Takes Fight Against FGM to Three Counties
Totota, Bong County – In a renewed push to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful traditional practices, the National Campaigners Against Harmful...
Gender Issues
Liberia: SOS Children’s Villages In Liberia, Partners Launch EU-Funded Youth Empowerment Initiative Targeting 1,800 Vulnerable Youths
MONROVIA –The European Union (EU), in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, has launched a transformative three-year initiative aimed at empowering vulnerable and marginalized young people...
Gender Issues
Liberia: In Monrovia, Women, Young Leaders Press for Safer Politics, Larger Share of Power
Monrovia – On Tuesday morning, the ballroom at the E. J. S. Ministerial Complex filled with the kind of audience Liberia’s politics still too...
Gender Issues
Liberia: Girls Alliance For Future Leadership Expresses Confidence In President Boakai’s Ability to Mainstream Gender In His Government
MONROVIA --The teenaged, based group Girls Alliance for Future Leadership has expressed confidence in President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s ability to mainstream gender in his...
Gender Issues
Liberia at a Crossroads: Female Lawyers Urge Swift Passage of Landmark Anti-FGM Law
Monrovia - The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) has renewed urgent calls for the Liberian National Legislature to fast-track the passage of...
Gender Issues
Liberia: Ministry of Gender Distributes Empowerment Equipment to Women Beneficiaries In Gbarpolu County
Gbarpolu County, Bokomu District — The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, through the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) and with funding from...
Gender Issues
Liberia: ORWOCH and AWLN Liberia Convene Inter-generational Dialogue to Strengthen Women’s Political Leadership ahead of the 2029 Elections
Monrovia – The Organization for Women and Children (ORWOCH), in partnership with the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Liberia Chapter, will convene a one-day...
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In Liberia, a Rape Justice System That Works Only for Those Who Can Pay
By Tetee Gebro, senior reporter with New Narratives
Summary:
Rape survivors in Liberia — including children — are being denied justice unless families pay unofficial fees...