Liberia: Budgetary Allocation to Fight Rape Is Extremely Necessary

editorial

GOING THROUGH the budgetary appropriations of the Special Budget that is to cover July to December, there is glaring notice that there is no allocation for the combat of rape - an endemic the country is battling.

IN SEPTEMBER 2020, President George Manneh Weah declared rape a national emergency. He also introduced the first set of new measures to address the increase in violence against women. The measures include designating a specific prosecutor to handle rape cases and setting up a national sex offender registry. He is also creating a national security task force to handle sexual and gender-based violence and is allocating $2 million to address the issue.

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