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Human Right Defenders On Legislating Protection Policy
By S. Siapha MulbahThe Liberia Coalition of Human Right Defenders (LICHRD) has embarked on engaging government over the legislation and legitimization of a drafted human right defender’s…
INCHR Alarms Over Engraved Human Rights Violations
By Grace Q. BryantThe Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Dempster Brown has disclosed that since 2023, human rights violations still remain the same…
Human Rights Group Pressures Gov’t
By B. Linus Flomo
Fire outbreaks have become a common occurrence in Monrovia, with nearly every household on alert. However, little or nothing has been done by the government to reverse…
OHCHR, CSOs End Transitional Justice Dialogue
The Deputy Country Representative of the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR), is calling on Civil Society Organizations in Liberia to focus more on criminal accountability…
INCHR Supports Criminal Court
By Grace Q. BryantThe Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights, Cllr. Dempster Brown, says the commission strongly supports the Unity Party government for the…
Domestic Violence Survivor Fears For Life-Wants Gov’t intervention
A 39-year-old victim of domestic violence in Monrovia says she fears for her life as her husband is in the constant habit of battering and maltreating her, even in the presence of their…
“INCHR is Not A Cheering Squad” -Says Dempster Brown
The chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights, Dempster Brown, says the Commission is not a cheering squad, but rather, an entity that is empowered by the Act that…
Human Rights Officer Highlights PWDs Issues
A United Nations human rights officer says Liberians should take cognizance of the rising human rights concerns, especially the rights of persons of disabilities and vulnerable groups,…
Govt. Begins Compensating Fendell Land Victims
The government has begun paying compensation to over 3,000 victims who houses were demolished on a disputed land owned by the University of Liberia situated in lower Johnsonville,…
INCHR Calls For Investigation In PYJ Saga
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) is calling on the Minister of Justice to take immediate step to ensure that those involved in violent acts are arrested and…