Human Rights
Liberia: ‘Protect Those Who Defend Rights’: New Research Exposes Mounting Threats to Human Rights Defenders as Liberia Urged to Fast-Track Protection Policy
Monrovia – Human rights defenders in Liberia are facing increasing threats ranging from intimidation, online harassment and gender-based violence to physical attacks, while a long-awaited national protection policy remains stalled,...
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Liberia: The EU spent $16 million to help rape victims get justice, but paralyzed legal system convicts just 2 rapists in 6 years
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A 57-year-old grandmother in Todee District says she was raped in January. Seven months later, her case has not been heard, no government official has visited...
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U.N.-Affiliated Rights Group Raises Concerns Over Discrimination Against Shincheonji Members Worldwide
Monrovia – An international human rights organization with consultative status at the United Nations has raised concerns about what it describes as growing discrimination and...
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CAP LC Raises Concerns at U.N. Over Alleged Discrimination Against Shincheonji Church Members
Monrovia – An international human rights organization has raised concerns before the United Nations Human Rights Council over what it describes as growing discrimination and...
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INCHR Pledges Protection for Human Rights Defenders, Commits to Institutional Reforms Stronger
Monrovia, Liberia – The Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Mohammed E. Fahnbulleh, has reaffirmed the Commission's commitment...
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Liberia: Civil Society Pushes for Landmark Policy to Protect Human Rights Defenders In Liberia
Monrovia — Civil society organizations, government representatives, human rights advocates and international partners have intensified calls for the adoption of Liberia’s first-ever Human Rights...
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Liberia: In Stunning Development Accused Trafficker Pleads Guilty, Testifies Against Co-Defendants in Country’s Largest Trafficking Trial
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives
A stunning turn in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial unfolded Wednesday as one of the 12...
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Liberia: ‘I Smile in Public and Die Inside’; New Mothers Suffer Alone With A Condition That Devastates Families
By Augusta Lafalay with New Narratives
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· Liberian mothers face a hidden postpartum depression crisis, with cultural stigma, spiritual beliefs, and lack of diagnosis leaving...
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Liberia: 11 Indicted in Country’s Biggest Trafficking Ring After FrontPage Africa Investigation Exposed Allegations Bribes Were About to Derail the Case
By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent and New Narratives editors
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A grand jury in Monrovia has indicted 11 people accused of trafficking and stealing from...
Human Rights
Liberia Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Calls on Government to Adopt New Strategy Framework Policy For Human Rights Defenders
Monrovia — Members of Liberia’s civil society organizations are calling on the government to adopt the new Human Rights Defenders framework policy documents aimed...
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Liberia: Ganta Hosts Three-Day Training for Over 40 Public Defenders On SGBV Cases
Ganta, Nimba County – More than 40 public defenders from Liberia's 15 judicial circuits have gathered in Ganta City, Nimba County for a mandatory...