September 07, 2023
Liberia: LNP and Medica Liberia Sign MOU to Integrate SGBV Including Sta Approach in National Police Training Curriculum
The Liberia National Police has signed an MOU with Medica Liberia to integrate SGBV including Stress and Trauma-Sensitive Approach in dealing with SGBV cases in the basic police… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Liberia: Advocacy Group Calls for Repeal of Discriminatory Laws, End to Stigmatization Against Persons Living With HIV and Key Populations
Delegates at the two-day National Anti-Stigma, Discrimination, and Advocacy Conference have presented a 10-point resolution to the Government of Liberia, urging the review and… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Liberia: Activist Torli Krua Intensifies Campaign of 'Equal Opportunities' for All
As Liberia is poised to celebrate its 176th Independence anniversary, the Free Liberia Movement, a flagship advocacy arm of the Universal Human Rights International (UHRI) has… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Liberia: Gender Minister Highlights Awareness On SGBV At Women Deliver Conference
The Liberian Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Madam Williametta Saydee Tarr, spoke at this year's Women Deliver Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda. She… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Liberia: INCHR Boss Dempster Brown Calls for Urgency in Addressing GBV Prevention and Response in Liberia
The Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown, has stressed the need for urgency in tackling forms of Sexual-Based Violence… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Liberia: Foreign Minister Highlights Unprecedented Freedom of Speech By Outgoing U.S. Ambassador During His Term
Liberia's Foreign Minister, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, has emphasized that the outgoing US Ambassador to Liberia, Michael McCarthy, has enjoyed an exceptional level of freedom of… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Liberia: Christopher Sivili, Last Year July 26 Torture Victim, Calls for Investigation Into His Maltreatment and Bringing Perpetrators to Book
Christopher Walter Sisulu Sivili, a member of the Student Unification Party (SUP) on campus, is seeking justice for the brutal attack and torture he endured during a protest on… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Liberia: Hospitals Now Detention - Newborn Moms Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Feminist Policy Lab Research Shows
The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) recently organized a lessons-learned summit for their Feminist Policy Lab. The event saw 12 young women conducting research and presenting… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Liberia: Rights Advocate Threatens Legal Action Against Govt and GTB Over Inaccessible ATM Machines for People With Disabilities
Liberian Advocate for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and the promotion and protection of human rights, Samuel Dean, has threatened to take legal action against the Government of… Read more »
June 29, 2023
Liberia: Kebeh Sulinkemelee Explains Pressure She's Facing for Rejecting Traditional Practices
Miss Kebeh Sulonkemelee, a woman in her early 30s, bravely stands against the oppressive traditions of her family and community. She refuses to accept the practice of female… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Liberia: CPP's Cummings Promised to Fight Discrimination Against Members of the Islamic Community in Pleebo City, If Elected President
Alexander Cummings, the Standard Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), promised the Islamic Community in Pleebo City, Maryland County that his administration would… Read more »
Liberia: 'Employ Albinos in Government' - Advocate for Persons Living With Albinism Challenges President George Manneh Weah, Others
With just a few months remaining in President George Manneh Weah's tenure, a prominent Liberian advocate for persons living with albinism has appealed to the President to consider… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Liberia: Clientearth, Partners Commence Three-Day Women Leadership Summit On Advancing Gender Equity in Forestry and Land Sector
ClientEarth, a British environmental organization, in collaboration with partners, has commenced a three-day women's leadership summit aimed at advancing gender equity in forestry… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Liberia: Disabled Community Sets Four-Year Strategic Plans - Focuses Much On Legislative Representation and Talents Exhibition
The new leadership of the National Union of Organizations of the Disabled (NUOD), the independent umbrella body of Liberia's disabled persons not on Government's direct support… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Liberia: UN Human Rights Platform Donates Five Motorbikes to INCHR to Strengthen Fight Against Gender Based Violence, Harmful Practices
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has donated five motorbikes to the Independent National Human Rights Commission (INCHR) to strengthen… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Liberia: Human Rights Commission Threatens to Recommend International Sanctions On Liberian Politicians Instigating Violence
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has warned Liberian politicians that are bent on instigating violence to intimidate their political opponents to desist… Read more »
Liberia: Gender Minister - Gender-Based Violence Remains Widespread in Liberia
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection Williametta Saydee Tarr has disclosed that Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls remains one of the… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Liberia: United Workers' Union of Liberia Urges AML to End Salary 'Disparities,' Increase Workers Pay
The United Workers Union of Liberia (UWUL), has called on ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) management to engage their workers in good faith negotiation for pay increments of workers… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Liberia: ActionAid Liberia Launches Two-Year Project to Protect Human Rights Defenders
ActionAid Liberia (AAL), in partnership with Youth Alive Liberia (YAL), Liberian Women Empowerment Network (LIWEN) is launching a two-year project funded by the European Union… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Liberia: Fhi360 'Downplayed' Bropleh's Concerns of Being Outed? U.S Embassy Investigates
Days following a publication from journalRAGE that FHI360 outed the HIV status of a gay man in Monrovia, a project coordinator from one of its implementing partners, speaking on… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Liberia: Empowering Deaf People in Liberia Is Possible - Aifo Liberia and Partners Share Evidence
AIFO Liberia, in collaboration with the National Union of Organizations of the Disabled, Williette Safehouse, and Oscar Romero School for the Deaf, has successfully implemented and… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Liberia: Medica-Liberia Trains Media Professionals On SGBV and SASA! Together to Enhance Awareness and Reporting
medica Liberia is one of the leading women's rights organizations in Liberia, mL has over the years established itself as providing a safe haven for women experiencing gender-based… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Liberia: Liberian Human Rights Advocate Calls for Inclusion of Liberia in Congressional Reparation Bills
As the foundation for American democracy undergoes unprecedented tests, momentum grows for healing and uniting the deeply divided "United" States of America. Members of Congress… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Liberia: Sen. Jallah Stresses the Need to Improve Prisons Across Country
Lofa County Senator, Cllr. Joseph Jallah, has called for incremental adjustment in funds allocated for the operations of prison facilities across the country. Read more »
March 29, 2023
Liberia: United Methodist Church Rejects Same-Sex Marriage
Men of the United Methodist Church in Liberia have described as "demonic and ungodly" the act of same-sex marriage. Read more »