George J. Borteh
3 April 2008
The Acting Executive Director of the Independent National Commissioner on Human rights (INCHR) Madam Ellen Z. White says Human Rights advocates in the country should not to be looked seeing as enemies of the citizens.
She noted that human rights advocates should be seeing as partners whose intention is to help correct the mistakes in the society already engulfed by crimes and human rights violations and abuses.
The INCHR acting director dismissed claims that human rights group in the country are providing rooms for would be criminals. "The public shouldn't look at human Rights Advocates as enemies that they (human rights groups) are backing or supporting criminals but we should look at them as our partners," she said.
She stressed that criminals are humans are human beings who also have rights as others do. She made the statement yesterday during the launch of phase three of the sensitization exercises on Mob-violence and rape held in the Duport Road community in Paynesville.
At the same time, the INCHR acting executive director is calling on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to appoint a commissioner to the Independent National Commission on Human Rights so that it can start to carry on its works.
Madam White stressed that with the absent of a commissioner to the INCHR, she foresees so many troubles and frustrations for the INCHR. She also called on the Liberian Media to appeal to president Sirleaf to appoint a commissioner.
"I want to use this medium to appeal to madam president to appoint our commissioner so that we can really start working and we asking you media to join efforts with us to appeal to her to appoint our commissioner" she said.
Meanwhile, the Acting Program Director of the INCHR, D. Melvin Nyanway says the anti-Mob Violence Campaign that started last October 2007 has entered phase three in the Duport Road Community.
Mr. Nyanway said the campaign is geared towards explaining the negative impact mob violence and rape has on the society. He said people spoken to are learning but do not understand laws that are written under the criminal justice system which he said is the penal law of the state.
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