Following the completion of a national conference aimed at addressing an epidemic of sexual and gender-based violence, President George M. Weah has declared rape a national emergency.
Liberian Gov’t Considering New Charges Against Dismissed Passport Director After US Ban
A day after Andrew Wonplo and his immediate family members were banned from entering into the United States, the Liberian government says it is considering new charges against the suspended passport and visa director at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Rights Groups Call for Weah to Commit to War Crimes Court at UNGA
More than 40 human rights organizations in Liberia are calling on President George Weah to commit to establishing a war crimes court in Liberia during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.
Body of Three-Year-Old Child Found in Bomi With Eyes, Tongue Extracted
The corpse of a three-year-old child has been discovered in lower Zor, Dowein District, with body parts extracted, a marker that the child may have been a victim of ritualistic killings.
Recommendations from National SGBV Conference Finalized
The second and last day of a national conference on sexual and gender-based violence ended on September 9 with recommendations from attendees added to a roadmap that had already been crafted by an inter-ministerial committee.
Gov’t Opens National Conference on SGBV
The Liberian government has begun a planned national conference on rapes and other sexual and gender-based crimes.
Residents of Western Nimba Sight Elephants for the First Time
On Friday, hundreds of residents from communities surrounding the Gba Community Forest in Western Nimba trooped into the forest to watch two elephants that reportedly crossed over from neighboring Guinea.
Nimba’s Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Summons Sen. Prince Johnson and Collaborators
Three members of the Nimba County Legislative Caucus, along with two candidates who were reportedly denied participation in the controversial Project Management Committee election, have file two separate motions with the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court seeking to nullify the results of the election.