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

Figure 1The woman says the family of the man accused of raping her came to her home three times asking her not to pursue the case. The Ministry of Justice says it lacks the resources to reach her.

Summary:

  • A 57-year-old grandmother in Todee District says she wasย raped in January. Seven months later,ย her case has not been heard, no government official has visited her, and the family of the accused has approached her with money and gifts,ย asking her to drop the case.
  • The head of the SGBV unit at the Ministry of Justice concedesย a lack of funds has meant his office has secured just two convictions in six years.
  • The vice president of the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia calls the failure to deliver justice for victimsย โ€œa national emergency.โ€

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