Liberia: Local Human Rights Group Raises Red Flag Over The “Politicizing” Of Liberian Police Force
As the name depicts, the group fights for the upholding of the laws in the interest of the public. Meanwhile, the Public Interest Law Advocacy Center has threatened to draw the attention of the International Community to the enlisting of members of “domestic terrorist groups if IG Sudue does not abandon his quest. The group maintained that it will not hesitate to also institute court proceeding against the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police if he fails to heed to it demands. LNP DenialPolice spokesman, Moses Carter, told FrontPageAfrica that he is unaware of any such training. He said, “the police academy is used for many things including the training of paramilitary units, but I am not aware of the training of any new training of police officers.
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November 13, 2020 08:26 UTC
Liberia’s Solicitor General Says ECOWAS Ruling against the Republic was a “Palpable Error”
This is just the first face of the judgment,” the Solicitor General of Liberia said. He says the impeachment case between the Liberia government and the ECOWAS Court of Justice has no precedence before the court. The fact, in that case, is not synonymous with the case involving the Republic of Liberia,” Cllr. “So, all the cases the ECOWAS court cited are all criminal cases. It was a political trial,” the Solicitor General of Liberia said.
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November 13, 2020 08:15 UTC
Social inequality: The Cause of Self-Immolation
However, Emile Durkhiem, whom I concord with emphasis that the force which determines the suicide, is not psychological but social, it is the result of social disorganization or lack of social integration or social solidarity. From Durkheim’s perspective, behavior is caused by social facts, which are social forces that surround society, and therefore suicide or attempt suicide is a social fact in its own right. It is obvious that there have been unaddressed issue that Mr. Ponpon expected to have been redressed, but to no avail or not as expected. According to sociological perspective on social inequality, a social unequal society is one that is organized by hierarchies of class, race, and gender that unequally distributes access to resources and rights. It is essential that the court find it necessary to serve social justice to all its citizens.
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November 13, 2020 08:15 UTC
CHR, UNDP and Local Partners Launch Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities and Rights in Liberia
The objective of the launch is to officially present the validated and finalized SOGIR report, including findings and recommendations on key human rights challenges experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Liberia. These legal provisions also have a wider social effect by creating a permissive environment for discrimination, harassment, intimidation and violence against people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity. Additionally, the report highlights that people face discrimination in employment, health, housing, education and access to essential services based on their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The report welcomes the fact that the National Human Rights Action Plan and the National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan make reference to people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity, but calls for stronger legal and policy measures to protect individuals from violence and discrimination based their on sexual orientation and gender identity. It also highlights that human rights defenders should be allowed to do their work on these issues without fear of threats, harassment or restrictions.
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November 12, 2020 15:22 UTC
Liberia: Former Senate Pro-Tempore Admits Wrongdoing in Ja’neh’s Impeachment; Says Senate Must Ask for Forgiveness
MONROVIA – Has the chicken come home to roost in what seems to be an unending controversy in the impeachment of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh? Maybe, as the former Pro-Temp, Armah Z. Jallah admits to wrong doing of the Liberian Senate in the impeachment of the former Associate Justice. Associate Justice Ja’neh futilely challenged the process at the Supreme Court. Like Ja’neh impeachment is still hunting us. However, Senator Jallah, a member of the ruling party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) said he could not support any resolution seeking to investigate Sen. Dillon.
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November 12, 2020 08:05 UTC
Liberia: Boima JV Boima’s Rocky Road at LBS Comes to End with “Dismissal”
Best Regards,Boima JV BoimaDeputy DG,LBSThis Day Hasn’t Been UnexpectedComing to this day, has been very rocky for JV. Background to Boima’s NightmareBoima, on Tuesday, July 30th posted a long comment to Facebook against President Weah. They are not happy with us, Mr. President. Mr. President you have the power to do so. He treats me like trash.” JV went further to say that his former employer, President Weah, is “wicked.”
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November 12, 2020 08:03 UTC
Former US Ambassador to Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield Leads Biden-Harris Transition Team for State Department amid President Trump’s Refusal to Concede
Former US Ambassador to Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield Leads Biden-Harris Transition Team for State Department amid President Trump’s Refusal to ConcedeMonrovia – United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed former U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Linda Thomas Greenfield to head the Biden-Harris transition team for the State Department. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, the team lead for the State Department, is a former career diplomat who served in the State Department for decades and held senior posts including Director-general of the Foreign Service and Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs. Since leaving the department, she has been an outspoken advocate for reforming the State Department and helping to improve its record on diversity. Appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2008 as Ambassador to Liberia, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield soon became a familiar face, travelling all across Liberia during her three-year stay as Chief Representative of Liberia’s closest ally.
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November 12, 2020 07:52 UTC
Liberia: Ministry of Justice Receives Auditors’ Autopsy Reports
MONROVIA – At long last, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Ministry of Justice, has officially received autopsy reports on the four Liberian auditors who died under mysterious circumstances one after the other in the country. “I presented the reports to the Justice Ministry this morning and they have it now. Justice Ministry is the prosecuting authority and they supposed to have a press conference to release the reports because, what we generated were evidences”. He maintained that all of the processes which led to the finalization of the autopsy reports were done in a transparent and professional manner. “The Justice Ministry and the US team have access to the reports.
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November 12, 2020 07:52 UTC
Liberia: Archie Ponpon’s Family Lauds President Weah For Clearing Medical Bill At JFK
Jeppoh further stated that Ponpon’s condition, prior to a surgery that was conducted by the John F. Kennedy Medical Center was unbearable. “Since the unfortunate incident took place, our son Archie Ponpon has been in near-death pains that saw him being taken to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center for emergency treatment. Following medical experts’ assessment of the injury incurred, it was advised that Archie Ponpon undergo surgery on parts of his body that were seriously affected. This life-threatening surgery was successful and Archie is recovering at the John F. Kennedy hospital with suggestion that he is taken abroad for advanced treatment,” Jeppoh averred. Jeppoh maintained that doctors at the JFK have advised that Ponpon seeks further medication and are appealing to President George Weah for extra assistance.
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November 12, 2020 07:41 UTC
Liberia: Women Situation Room Reviews Programs; Wants to Be More Robust And Effective
The ABIC head said the involvement of women at the decision-making table is vital to the sustenance of peace in any nation. Elections in some African countries are often marked by violence, which ranges from low-level intimidation and harassment to more intense violent displacement and death. She wants African leaders to always solicit the inputs of women in matters that tend to affect the peace evolving from elections dispute. This is seen in countries affected by electoral violence and political instability. The role of women in conflict prevention and decision-making was among these areas of concern.
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November 12, 2020 07:30 UTC
Liberia: Rep. Hanson Kaizulu Cautions Govt to Honor ECOWAS Ruling on Ja’neh
MONROVIA – Representative Mr. Hanson Kaizulu (District #17, Montserrado County) says the decision that led to the impeachment and removal of Justice Kabinah Ja’neh from the Supreme Court’s bench should be seen as a collective responsibility and call on government to honor the ECOWAS court ruling on the matter. “Some of us at the time taught the decision to impeach Justice Ja’neh wasn’t timely but the majority took the decision. There was no procedural error, what I think is that the substantive of the case was not enough to impeach him. Ja’neh, through his lawyer prayed the Supreme Court not to admit the verdict into the Senate’s records because the procedure used to impeach him was unconstitutional, but his request was denied. He vowed to seek redress at the ECOWAS Court.
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November 12, 2020 07:18 UTC
Liberia: Local Advocacy Wants Rights of Consumers Protected By Ensuring Value For Money
MONROVIA – A local civil society organization has launched a new project under the banner the ‘Consumer Rights Protection’. The new project would ensure the protection of consumers’ rights through litigation against people who tend to defraud them of their money. In an interview with FrontPageAfrica he said, the launch of the advocacy group would ensure that consumers’ rights are protected. “As an advocacy group of consumers, we are against any thing that has the tendency to impede the will of consumers. We want to sue people for misappropriating people money.”He described the advocacy group as fighter for economic middle class.
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November 12, 2020 07:18 UTC
Liberia: Just a Girl Initiatives Launches Circle 3, Over 130 Beneficiaries To Get Vocational Skills
MONROVIA – Just a Girl Initiatives, a local not for profit organization has launched circle 3 of its Inclusive Vocational Empowerment Program. Since Just a Girl Launched its tuition vocational empowerment program in 2017 and its official start in 2018, at least 80 girls and women have so far benefited from the program. With the 115 new beneficiaries joining the current 40 beneficiaries in the program, it brings to total 155 beneficiaries with women accounting for 90 percent. The former Press Union of Liberia President went said one of the building blocks for country’ advancement and development is for the nation to invest in human resource capacity by capacitating its citizens with marketable technical and vocational skills. Mr. Quaqua added that when technical and vocational skills acquisition becomes a priority to a nation and its citizens, the country develops faster and it brings about jobs creation and boosts the entrepreneurship sector.
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November 12, 2020 07:14 UTC
US Exchange Alumni Using Story Telling as A Tool for COVID-19 Recovery in Liberia
The program dubbed “Survivors’ Spotlight” is a sponsored program by the United States Government through its Embassy near Monrovia. Survivors’ Spotlight features the voices of COVID-19 survivors in Liberia as well as affords the public a chance to phone in and make comments. To date, Survivors’ Spotlight has aired 12 episodes and have featured 24 COVID-19 survivors. She expressed gratitude to the caregivers and the Survivors’ Spotlight team and encouraged the public to follow health protocols. Survivors’ Spotlight is broadcasted live on Truth FM 96.1 and Survivors’ Spotlight Facebook page every Saturday at 4 PM.
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November 12, 2020 07:07 UTC
Liberia: CRS Distributes Hands Washing Stations in Rural Montserrado, Bong, and Margibi Counties
Gbanga, Bong County – With support from the United States Aid International Development (USAID), the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has embarked on the implementation of the COVID-19 response in rural Montserrado, Bong, and Margibi Counties. We are going be distributing hand washing stations at various public places. He added that one of the ways people can reduce the spread of COVID-19 is by practicing constant hands washing. As we install these hands washing stations in public places, people who will be coming to wash their hands will also apply soap and wash their hands with clean water,” he said. While handing the hands washing stations to the local authority in Bong County, Kreplah urged the county leadership to maintain the equipment by constantly providing adequate water at the various hands washing stations to enable people to wash their hands properly.
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November 12, 2020 07:07 UTC