She pleaded with Liberian lawmakers to do something positive to help the country achieve sustainable development goals in protecting human rights. He added that the office provides technical support to governments on human rights issues and assists them integrate international human rights principles in their development programming, judicial and legislative processes. “When you look at the root causes of wars it is a result of abuse of human rights. So, the UN looks at Human rights as one of the three pillars of the work of the United Nations”, he added. Liberia yet to ratify key Human rights Protocol-says OHCHR officerAnother OHCHR Human Rights Officer, Francis Igiriogu, in presenting overview of the retreat said the House of Representatives has essential role in promoting human rights in Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa March 01, 2019 01:30 UTC