Vice President Joseph Boakai says women and girls continue to suffer gender-based violence at all sectors of the society. He made the statement on Friday June 5, 2015 at the launch of the HeForShe campaign in Monrovia.
Father Demands Justice for Victim of Gang Rape
Liberia’s justice system still lags in dispensing justice for victims of sexual assaults. At the recent launch of the HeForShe campaign in Monrovia, Vice President Joseph Boakai publicly announced that women lacked access to justice and rule of law. Rape cases are on the rise in Liberia, with many perpetrators going free without prosecution.
Six Government-Owned Enterprises to be Axed
Along with the draft budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s administration presented an act to the national legislature last Tuesday to dissolve six government-owned enterprises.
Women Rally to Support Constitutional Proposals
A cross section of Women in Liberia ave ended a one-day deliberating on the four propositions agreed on at the National Constitution Review Conference in Gbarnga, Bong County.
Six Ivorians and Burkinabes Arrested for Illegally Entering Grand Gedeh
At least four Ivorians and two Burkinabe are in the custody of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization for illegally entering Liberia through a Grand Gedeh border.
Campaigners Seek US Intervention for Girls Trafficked to Lebanon
Campaigners presented a nine-count petition seeking the United States government’s intervention on behalf of the girls trafficked into Lebanon.
NGO Urges Liberian Women to Unite for Progress
The head of office at the Kvinna Till Kvinna Foundation, a not for profit organization that focuses on building women capacities has advised Liberian women to be the change they want to see in Liberia.
Women’s Rights Groups Demand Death Sentence for Rapists
In the wake of increased cases of rape over the last two months, women’s rights groups are demanding the death sentence for convicted rapists.